The Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric WorldThe story of two nineteenth century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs. In The Dinosaur Hunters Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despair. Richard Owen, a