Project Gutenberg 2018-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 374 Sternberg, Charles H. (Charles Hazelius) 1850 1943 Sternberg, Charles Hazelius Osborn, Henry Fairfield 1857 1935 Osborn, Henry F. (Henry Fairfield) The Life of a Fossil Hunter Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Life of a Fossil Hunter" by Charles H. Sternberg is a memoir written in the early 20th century, specifically around 1909. This work recounts the author's adventures and experiences as a dedicated fossil hunter in North America, exploring sites rich in prehistoric life during the Cretaceous period. The narrative emphasizes Sternberg's passion for paleontology, showcasing his travels, discoveries, and the hardships faced in pursuit of ancient fossils. The opening of the book introduces us to the author's formative years and early interests in nature, including his initial fascination with collecting fossils. Sternberg reflects on his childhood spent in New York, his family's history, and the move to Kansas, where he begins to delve deeply into fossil hunting. He vividly recalls incidents that shaped his life, including a serious leg injury and his commitment to collecting and studying fossils in the Dakota Group of the Cretaceous. This beginning sets the stage for a detailed and personal account of the challenges and triumphs faced by a pioneer in the field of paleontology as he dedicates his life to uncovering the remnants of ancient life on Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sternberg, Charles H., (Charles Hazelius), 1850-1943 Paleontologists -- United States -- Biography Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- United States -- History QE Text Category: Biographies Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 523777 2025-06-22T16:44:04.233504 text/html 510601 2018-05-18T10:47:14 text/html 3897729 2025-06-22T16:44:14.798407 application/epub+zip 3895412 2025-06-22T16:44:06.511452 application/epub+zip 264498 2025-06-22T16:44:05.374468 application/epub+zip 4018663 2025-06-22T16:44:20.540401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3930047 2025-06-22T16:44:13.597408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364615 2022-08-25T17:04:44.236473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433821 2025-06-22T16:44:02.740471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 434069 2018-05-18T10:47:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20079 2025-06-22T16:44:20.713383 application/rdf+xml 17002 2025-06-22T16:44:05.511443 image/jpeg 2289 2025-06-22T16:44:05.444442 image/jpeg 166580 2018-05-18T10:47:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 3835737 2018-05-18T10:47:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 3856381 2025-06-22T16:44:04.460487 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia