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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

A Real Indiana Jones:

Before the Jurassic Park boom, little boys all had an enthusiasm for dinosaurs, and much of that enthusiasm was fueled by an explorer who only now has his first full biography, _Dragon Hunter: Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions_ (Viking) by Charles Gallenkamp. It is a great monument to a forgotten explorer and collector.

Andrews began an autobiographical volume with a foreword that included the words, "I was born to be an explorer. There was never any decision to make. I couldn't do... more info

A neglected explorer gets recognition:

Roy Chapman Andrews in the 1950s was one of my boyhood heros. I avidly read his books about exploration in the Gobi and China. But Andrews faded away into obscurity over the years. This book revives his memory.

For a reader unfamiliar with Andrews this book might be rated outstanding. For me, familiar with the outlines of his life, it was only good, not imparting enough new information. For example, a fascinating fact about Andrews is the animosity his colleagues at the American Museum of Natural History... more info

An Excellent True Life Adventure for the Dinosaur Lover:

This book is a biographical account of the remarkable career of Roy Chapman Andrews. Andrews was among the most celebrated and colorful explorers of the 20th century, responsible for mounting several major expeditions to penetrate the mysterious (to the West) depths of the Gobi Desert. These expeditions resulted in some of the most important paleontological discoveries in history.

"Dragon Hunter" is best characterized as a true life adventure story. It focuses on Andrews himself and his flair for solving... more info

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