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Paleontologist Earl Douglass biography published
A biography has just been published of Earl Douglass, the paleontologist
who discovered the Carnegie Quarry that later became Dinosaur National
Monument. It is entitled "Speak to the Earth and It Will Teach You,
The Life and Times of Earl Douglass 1862-1931." This is not a
biography by a historian per se, but was written by Earl's son and
edited by Earl's granddaughters. It draws heavily on the journal
entries which Earl wrote for most of his adult life. It encompasses
Earl's entire life, not just his scientific career in Utah. It contains
55 historic photos, many of the Carnegie Quarry excavations which have
never appeared before in print. Among my favorites are several showing
paleontologists dangling on ropes examining fossils on high angle rock
faces! This is the only biography to date of this important vertebrate
paleontologist.
It can be ordered at
http://www.booksurge.com/Speak-To-the-Earth-and-It/A/1439244375.htm
Dan