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The diaries of a Bonedigger : Harold Rollin Wanless in the White River Badlands of South Dakota, 1920-1922 / Harold Rogers Wanless, Emmett Evanoff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wanless, Harold R. (Harold Rogers), 1942- author.
- Evanoff, Emmett, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wanless, Harold R. (Harold Rollin), 1899-1970--Diaries.
- Wanless, Harold R.
- Geologists--South Dakota--Diaries.
- Geologists.
- Geology--Badlands (S.D. and Neb.).
- Geology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviiiI, 187 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
- Contents:
- Part I. Introduction. Chapter 1: Fossil Hunting in the Badlands of South Dakota
- Chapter 2: Harold Rollin Wanless and Researching the Badlands
- Part II. 1920 Expedition. Chapter 3: June 20 to June 26 - Chicago to Scenic
- Chapter 4: June 27 to June 29 - Freight Train to Interior
- Chapter 5: June 30 to July 3 - Collecting Fossil History at Cedar Pass and the Wall
- Chapter 6: July 4 to July 8 - White River and the Rain
- Chapter 7: July 9 to July 13 - Back to Scenic and Hart Table
- Chapter 8: July 14 to July 17: Finding the Giant Pig
- Chapter 9: July 18 to July 22 - Farmers, Fossils and Heat
- Chapter 10: July 23 to July 26 - Jerks and Gentlemen
- Chapter 11: July 27 to July 29 - The Past = The Key to the Present
- Chapter 12: July 30 - Nearly Trapped on Sheep Mountain
- Chapter 13: July 31 to August 3 - Collecting in Bear Creek Pocket
- Chapter 14: August 4 to 5 - Research Back up Sheep Mountain
- Chapter 15: August 7 to 9 - Wild Stallions & Broken Springs
- Chapter 16: August 10 to 12 - Golf Ball Hail and Fossil Dogs
- Chapter 17: August 13 to 15 - Sabre-Tooth Tigers
- Chapter 18: August 16 to 18 - Final photos and samples
- Chapter 19: August 19 to 22 - Shipping and Heading Home
- Part III - 1921 and 1922 Expeditions to the Badlands. Chapter 20: Summer 1921 Tackling the West in the Rachael Jane
- Chapter 21: Summer 1922 Completing an Ancient Story
- Part IV - Harold Rollin Wanless and the Badlands after the 1920s. Chapter 22: Harold's Life and Science after 1922.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 30, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9783031251184
- 3031251180
- Publisher Number:
- 99994121646
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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