Dragon Hunter, Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions by Charles Gallenkamp instant download

Dragon Hunter, Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions by Charles Gallenkamp instant download

The New York Times called it "the most celebrated fossil-hunting expedition of the twentieth century." Conceived of and led by the world-renowned explorer, Roy Chapman Andrews, financed by a host of Wall Street titans, the Central Asiatic Expeditions (1922-1930) comprised the most ambitious scientific venture ever launched from America. It's mission was to establish evidence for Henry F. Osborn's 'Out of Asia' theory - that mammal life actually originated and spread out from Asia, not Africa. Under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History, Andrews conducted five expeditions to the last uncharted corner of the world: the Gobi Desert of Outer and Inner Mongolia.

Using automobiles and supported by camel caravans, Andrews stumbled upon unimaginable scientific wonders: the Flaming Cliffs, dinosaur eggs, the first skeletons of the terrifying Velociraptor, and a fossil treasure trove of other dinosaurs and extinct mammals.

Gallenkamp vividly recounts the extraordinary discoveries and the unforgettable adventures that attended them. The raging sandstorms, murderous bandits, civil wars, and political intrigues. Gallenkamp additionally recounts the life of Andrews, that took him from the position of janitor at the America Museum, to guiding its most ambitious expeditions and eventually becoming Museum Director.

While Andrews failed in his quest for ancient man in Asia and could provide no answers to Osborn's hypothesis, his explorations opened the curtain on a gigantic stage of ancient life in Gobi's rock and sandy wastes. The Central Asiatic Expeditions will always remain in the annals of exploration. No scientist who has since, or will in the future, challenge the Gobi can fail to recall the ghostly images of Andrews' thin line of supply-laden camels and his spindly wheel cars moving like ants across the wastes at the ends of the earth. In terms of romance, daring, and sheer audacity, we will never see the equal of his grand adventure again.. ( inside cover)