The Dragon Seekers: How an Extraordinary Circle of Fossilists Discovered the Dinosaurs and Paved the Way for Darwin Audiobook

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• “Everyone knows about dinosaurs, but few appreciate the intertwining of their discovery and the advent of Darwin’s theory of evolution. McGowan’s wonderful book offers up the historical struggle of the scientists who turned dinosaurs into living creatures and who championed evolution to explain their place in antiquity. What a great read!”

  — David B. Weishampel, Johns Hopkins University

• “Few casts of characters in the history of science are as varied and colorful as the disparate group of Victorian fossilists who found and described the first dinosaurs. In this lively and cogent book, McGowan brings their own words and times back to life, and shows how their discoveries and ideas forged the basis for understanding the great sweep of evolutionary history.”

  — Kevin Padian, University of California, Berkeley

• “Seldom have I been so captivated by a historical treatment. I couldn’t put The Dragon Seekers down. It’s all there—history, humor, philosophy, science, and the romance of discovery—in a well-written package that shows science doesn’t have to be dry and boring.”

  — Philip Currie, Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology

• “An informative and exciting account of Anning and those fossilists who discovered the dinosaurs.”

  — Los Angeles Times

• “Most readers will find this an easy and rewarding read—certainly a book worthsaving up for a long journey.”

  — New Scientist

• “The Dragon Seekers excels at transporting us into the nascent world of evolutionary science.”

  — National Post

• “Stuart Langton’s reading is admirably straightforward. He speaks clearly, seems comfortable with reptilian nomenclature, and tells the story in a full-speed-ahead manner.”

  — AudioFile

•  “Langton’s clear, precise, British-accented narration makes the occasionally technical information easy to absorb. He readily conveys McGowan’s passionate regard for his subject and his obvious frustration with the limitations placed on the discoveries because of biblical interpretations.”

  — Booklist