TY - BOOK AU - Crichton,Michael TI - Dragon teeth: a novel SN - 9780062473356 AV - PS3553.R48 D73 2017 U1 - 813/.54 23 PY - 2017/// PB - Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers KW - Marsh, Othniel Charles, KW - Cope, E. D. KW - Paleontologists KW - Fiction KW - Archaeological expeditions KW - Fossils KW - Collection and preservation KW - West (U.S.) KW - History KW - 1860-1890 KW - Suspense fiction KW - Adventure fiction KW - gsafd KW - Western stories KW - Historical fiction N1 - Maps on endpapers; Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-295) N2 - The year is 1876. A page-turner that draws on both meticulously researched history and an exuberant imagination, Dragon Teeth is based on the rivalry between real-life paleontologists Cope and Marsh; in William Johnson readers will find an inspiring hero only Michael Crichton could have imagined. Perfectly paced and brilliantly plotted, this enormously winning adventure is destined to become another Crichton classic; A recently discovered novel by the best-selling author of Jurassic Park is set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting and follows the exploits of two ambitious paleontologists who sabotage each others' careers in a rivalry that came to be known as the Bone Wars ER -