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Landmark Books
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Landmark Books series.
This book tells the intriguing--and ugly--true story of two paleontologists who virtually created the field of study. Cope and Marsh were so intent on outdoing each other they would do anything, even destroy specimens, to prevent the other's success. In this somewhat moralistic volume, readers learn not just about dinosaurs but also about the seamier side of scientific pursuit.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
(2)
4-6
Landmark Books series.
Corporate and personal greed, political corruption, and the backbreaking, dangerous labor of immigrants are recurring themes in Meltzer's ambitious exploration of the nineteenth-century rush to connect the North American continent by railroad. Illustrated with compelling photos, the hard-hitting account is impressively informative and thought-provoking. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2004
2 reviews
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