The Dinosaur Hunters - A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of a Prehistoric World

In The Dinosaur Hunters Cadbury recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despair. Richard Owen, a brilliant anatomist, gave the extinct creatures their name and secured for himself unrivalled international acclaim...