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Peale, Charles Willson
2 Reviews
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1-3
After a brief section explaining the animal's presence in the Hudson River Valley, this book recounts the discovery of a mastodon skeleton there in 1799 and Charles Willson Peale's subsequent expedition to purchase it and excavate another for his museum in Philadelphia. Dark, unpolished illustrations accompany the text. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
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4-6
Nearly two hundred years ago, before there was any knowledge of dinosaurs, a portrait painter from Philadelphia, Charles Willson Peale, unearthed two fossilized skeletons of an unknown mammoth animal. Illustrated with museum photographs as well as paintings and drawings by Peale and his artist son, the book is a fine blend of science and biography. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 1999
2 reviews
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