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K-Gr 4—Barnum Brown had a nose for fossils, trudging along behind his father as he plowed his Kansas fields, picking up ancient clams and corals. And that nose, according to Fern's chatty, readable text, led to a lifetime of work for the American Museum of Natural History in New York (originally under the guidance of Henry Fairfield Osborn). A brief glimpse at Brown's early years leads to his expeditions to Patagonia and the Ameri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

At and around the turn of the last century, an eccentric dinosaur hunter dedicated himself to the discovery of a new species, and amassed along the way a peerless collection of fossilized skeletons for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Barnum Brown develops his zeal for bone hunting early, following behind his father’s plow to gather unearthed fossils. He trains as a paleontologist and travels the American West, digging for a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Barnum Brown was an eccentric dinosaur hunter who, at and around the turn of the last century, amassed a peerless collection o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More