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From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective : The Epic Odyssey of Karl Hirsch / Martin Lockley and Bernard Spilka.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lockley, Martin G., author.
- Spilka, Bernard, 1926- author.
- Series:
- Life of the past.
- Life of the Past Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hirsch, Karl F.
- Dinosaurs--Eggs.
- Dinosaurs.
- Paleontologists--United States--Biography.
- Paleontologists.
- Prisoners of war--Germany--Biography.
- Prisoners of war.
- Prisoners of war--Russia (Federation)--Siberia--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Russian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- The inspiring story of the man who doggedly sought the secrets hidden within dinosaur eggs.From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective explores the fascinating story of Karl Franz Hirsch (1921-1996).
- Contents:
- Intro
- From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- PART 1 Headlong into History
- 1 Motherless Child
- 2 Wänderlust
- 3 War Clouds
- PART 2 Prisoner of Fate
- 4 A Journey of a Thousand Miles
- 5 Retreat, Recuperation, and Redeployment
- 6 Siberia
- 7 Second Birthday
- PART 3 Wild West Wanderings
- 8 The New, Ancient, and Wild West
- 9 Do-It-Yourself Paleontology
- 10 Eggs, Explanations, and the Shell Game
- 11 Light on the Subject
- PART 4 Man of Letters
- 12 Dragons, Dinosaurs, Maternity, and the Dinosaurian Big Time
- 13 O is for Ovum, Oeuf, and Ooh!
- 14 From the Gobi Desert to Egg Mountain
- 15 From Russia, and China, with Love
- 16 A Man of Letters
- Epilogue Egg Money
- Appendix A Bibliography of Karl F. Hirsch
- Appendix B Announcement of the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for Karl F. Hirsch, University of Colorado Commencement, August 11, 1990
- Appendix C Karl Hirsch's Response upon Receipt of the Harrell L. Strimple Award from the Paleontological Society, 1990
- Appendix D Fossils Named in Honor of Karl F. Hirsch
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-07045-7
- OCLC:
- 1458759399
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