Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards
2005
First Published
3.44
Average Rating
168
Number of Pages
The Wild West provided the setting for some famous battles, but the gunfight at O.K. Corral doesn't hold a candle to the Bone Wars. Following the Civil War, the (Re-)United States turned its attention to the unexplored territories between the Mississippi and the Pacific. The railroads led the way, and to build them we blasted through mountains and leveled valleys and exposed rock that hadn't seen the light of day for millions of years.This is the story of Edwin Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, two scientists who found and fought for those bones, and the artist Charles R. Knight who almost single-handedly brought dinosaurs back to life for an awestruck public. Guest starring Chief Red Cloud and hundreds of his Indian Braves, the gun-totin' and gamblin' Professor John Bell Hatcher, colossal and stupefying Dinosauria of the New World, and featuring special appearances by The Cardiff Giant, P.T. Barnum, Buffalo Bill Cody, Ulysses S. Grant, Alexander Graham Bell, and a plentiful supporting cast of Rogues and Gallants from the Eastern Scientific Establishment and The Old West, the colorful supporting cast makes for a rich blend of history, adventure, science, and art.
Avg Rating
3.44
Number of Ratings
215
5 STARS
13%
4 STARS
33%
3 STARS
40%
2 STARS
12%
1 STARS
2%
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Authors
Shadi Petosky
Author · 2 books
Shadi Petosky is a television show runner. She co-created the animated series Danger & Eggs, and has worked on television series including The Sandman.
Zander Cannon
Author · 2 books
Alexander Cannon is an American cartoonist, known for his work on books such as Top 10, Smax and Kaijumax.
Jim Ottaviani
Author · 10 books
I've worked at news agencies and golf courses in the Chicagoland area, nuclear reactors in the U.S. and Japan, and libraries in Michigan. When I'm not staying up late writing comics about scientists, I'm spraining my ankles and flattening my feet by running on trails. Or I'm reading. I read a lot.
