Allen A. Debus: Prehistoric Monsters

Cover: 9780786442812 | Prehistoric Monsters | Allen A. Debus | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2009

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Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of monsters such as giants and dragons. As the field of earth sciences matured during the 19th century, early fossilists gained understanding of prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. This historical study examines how these genuine beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, powerful engines of destruction and harbingers of cataclysm, taking their place in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of "lost worlds" where time stands still.

Über den Autor

Allen A. Debus, a retired environmental chemist, has long been infatuated with dinosaurs, paleontology, science fiction, Godzilla and King Kong. He has written several books addressing prehistoric creatures-both real and fictional-in popular culture, and attends Chicagoland's Wizard World and G-Fest. He is a member of the G-Fan Hall of Fame and lives in Hanover Park, Illinois.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Prehistoric Monster Reflections

ONE. Inventing the Prehistoric Monster

TWO. Great-Claw

THREE. Furred Fury: Exhumation of Incognitum, America's First Carnivorous Monster

FOUR. Behemoth and Leviathan-The Beauty of His Beasts

FIVE. Apish Antediluvia, or Darwin's Great Caveman Psych-Out!

SIX. Triumph of the Leapin' Lizards

SEVEN. Cretaceous Sanctuary

EIGHT. Rex Battles

NINE. Modern Prometheus

TEN. "And Their Lost Worlds"

Appendix. The Most Famous Prehistoric Monsters in Popular Culture
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786442812
ISBN-10:	0786442816
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Debus, Allen A.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Allen A. Debus
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.11.2009
Gewicht:	0,556 kg