Dragon teeth : a novel / Michael Crichton.
The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western territories even as lawless gold-rush towns begin to mark the landscape. In much of the country, it is still illegal to espouse evolution. Against this backdrop, two monomaniacal paleontologists pillage the Wild West, hunting for dinosaur fossils while surveilling, deceiving, and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars. Into this treacherous territory plunges the arrogant and entitled William Johnson, a Yale student with more privilege than sense. Determined to survive a summer in the West to win a bet against his arch-rival, William has joined world-renowned paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh on his latest expedition. But when the paranoid and secretive Marsh becomes convinced that William is spying for his nemesis, Edwin Drinker Cope, he abandons him in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a locus of crime and vice. William is forced to join forces with Cope and soon stumbles upon a discovery of historic proportions. With this extraordinary treasure, however, comes exceptional danger, and William's newfound resilience will be tested in his struggle to protect his cache, which pits him against some of the West's most notorious characters.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062473356
- ISBN: 0062473352
- ISBN: 9781460752777
- ISBN: 1460752775
- ISBN: 9780008173067
- ISBN: 0008173060
- ISBN: 9780062473363
- ISBN: 0062473360
- Physical Description: 295 pages : color map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Map on endpapers.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295).
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.8 10 500308.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899 > Fiction.
Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897 > Fiction.
Paleontologists > Fiction.
Archaeological expeditions > Fiction.
Fossils > Collection and preservation > Fiction.
Dinosaurs > Fiction.
Fossils > Fiction.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Western fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Available copies
- 101 of 115 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 4 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 115 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC CRICHTON (Text) | 36015000260048 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/07/2026 |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC CRICHTON (Text) | 36015001494604 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC CRICHTON (Text) | 36015001162318 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC CRICHTON (Text) | 36015000828554 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
