Dragon Lizards of Komodo
An Expedition to the Lost World of the Dutch East Indies
Follow Boone and Crockett Club member W. Douglas Burden and his wife on their expedition to the lost world of the Dutch East Indies in the 1920s in search of what many considered direct descendants of dinosaurs and what others thought may be true dragons-the impressive and fierce Komodo dragon (Varanus Komodoensis). Not only did their party find the giant lizards, they were able harvest many for display in museums as well as capture live specimens, which became a tourist attraction in New York City. Much like the movie King Kong, which was inspired by Burden's book. An excerpt from Chapter VI......at 9:30 a.m., at the foot of the pinnacle cou…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-940860-42-8
- EAN: 9781940860428
- Produktnummer: 37846385
- Verlag: Boone and Crockett Club
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
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W. Douglas Burden (1898 - 1978) was member of the Boone and Crockett Club and an avid explorer and conservationist. He traveled the world collecting all varieties of specimens. His trip to Komodo was back by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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