Charles Doolittle Walcott, Paleontologist
Charles Doolittle Walcott, Paleontologist

Author: Ellis Leon Yochelson

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9780873385992

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This biography of geologist Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) documents his career and life from birth to his retirement from the US Geological Survey in 1907, when he became Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

King of the 40th Parallel
King of the 40th Parallel

Author: James Gregory Moore

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9780804752237

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This book recounts the life and achievements of Clarence King, widely recognized as one of America's most gifted intellectuals of the nineteenth century, and a legendary figure in the American West. King led landmark precursory surveys that positioned him to become the founding director of the U.S. Geological Survey, the most important government science agency in the nation.