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100 1 _aRolt-Wheeler, Francis,
_d1876-1960
245 1 4 _aThe monster-hunters
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _a"With fifty-three illustrations, mostly from photographs loaned by the American Museum of Natural History."
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-26
508 _aBob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Monster-Hunters" by Francis Rolt-Wheeler is a novel that was likely written in the early 20th century. Set in a time when the fascination with prehistoric creatures and the field of paleontology was emerging, the story seems to revolve around a young boy named Perry Hunt, who is eager to learn about fossils and embark on adventures exploring the world of ancient monsters. The opening of the book introduces Perry and his playful desire to find real dragons, which leads to a heartwarming conversation with his father about fossil hunting. Perry expresses a long-standing interest in paleontology and is overjoyed at the possibility of joining an expedition led by his Uncle George to Egypt in search of the ancestors of elephants. Throughout this portion, themes of imagination, adventure, and the pursuit of knowledge unfold, as Perry navigates his aspirations and familial relationships while dreaming of discovering long-lost creatures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1916
653 _aPaleontology -- Juvenile literature
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/monsterhunters00rolt/page/n3/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70390
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