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Title Charles Doolittle Walcott, paleontologist [electronic resource] / Ellis L. Yochelson.
Author Yochelson, Ellis L. (Ellis Leon), 1928-2006.
Publication Info. Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1998.
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 510 p., [24] p. of plates) : ill.
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-502) and index.
Note Description based on print version record.
Contents 1. The Beginning: Ancestors and Motivations in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New York (1850-1871) -- 2. Rust Farm: Cows and Collecting / Tilling and Trilobiting (1871-1876) -- 3. Onward to Albany: The Palaeontology of James Hall (1876-1879) -- 4. A Grand Beginning: Riding into the Sunset with a Toehold on a Government Mule (1879-1880) -- 5. Eureka! Practical Paleontology (1880-1883) -- 6. Potsdam: Start with What You Think You Know (1883-1886) -- 7. Domestic and International Relations: Getting Down to Basics (1887-1888) -- 8. Settling In: Home Fires and Political Fires Are Not the Same for a Field Paleontologist (1889-1892) -- 9. The Director: Administrators Administrate, but Directors Set the Direction (1893-1894)
Summary Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) is one of the most important and highly respected figures in the history of geology. This in-depth biography documents his career and life from birth to retirement from the U.S. Geological Survey in 1907, when he became Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Subject Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927.
Paleontologists -- United States -- Biography.
Electronic books.
Genre Electronic books.
Subject Walcott Charles Doolittle.
Walcott, Charles D. (1850-1927) (Charles Doolittle).
Paléontologues -- États-Unis -- Biographies.
Walcott, Charles Doolittle
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists
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Related To Print version: Yochelson, Ellis L. (Ellis Leon), 1928-2006. Charles Doolittle Walcott, paleontologist. Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1998 0873385993
ISBN 0585243964 (electronic bk.)
9780585243962 (electronic bk.)
9781612771731 (electronic bk.)
1612771734 (electronic bk.)
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