Dinosaur Cowboys for the masses

[Adrienne Mayor <afmayor@aol.com>]

> Does ANYONE believe that a film about the SCIENTIFIC issues between 
Marsh
> and Cope would entertain the masses?

Yes!
Watch for the new comic book by Jim Ottaviani et al, coming out next 
month (can be ordered on Amazon.com). This is the group that puts out 
the entertaining and educational "Two-Fisted Science" comic book 
series:

"Bone Sharps, Cowboys and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker 
Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh and the Gilded Age of Paleontology"
Book Description
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.