Dragon Hunter: Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions

406 Pages·2001·14.89 MB·English

by  Charles Gallenkamp

DRAGON HUNTER

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Copyright © Charles Gallenkamp, 2001
Foreword copyright © Michael J. Novacek, 2001
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Drawings by Karen L. Wright
Photographs of Andrews at fourteen and twenty are courtesy of the Beloit Historical
Society, Beloit, Wisconsin; photograph of Yvette Andrews and her son George is courtesy
of Ceorge B. Andrews; photograph of Andrews on the cover of Time is courtesy of TimcPix;
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New York City apartment are courtesy of Mrs. Robert A. Street.
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Gallenkamp. Charles.
Dragon hunter: Roy Chapman Andrews and the central Asiatic expeditions /
Charles Gallenkamp ; foreword by Michael Novacek ; with the cooperation
of the American Museum of Natural I listory.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 0-670-89093-6 (hardcover: alk. paper)
1. Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. 2. Naturalists- United States-
Biography. 3. Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930) I. Title.
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with gr&titude and love

Contents
FOREWORD BY MICHAEL J. NOVACEK ix
PREFACE xiii
A NOTE ON PLACE-NAMES xxi
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL STAFF
OF THE CENTRAL ASIATIC EXPEDITIONS xxiii
I. Under a Lucky Star 1
II. The Central Asiatic Expeditions: The Inspiration 53
III. Into the "Great Unknown" 139
IV. Politics and Paleontology 225
EPILOGUE 310
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 323
INDEX 329