Pictures from an expedition
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Diane Smith's acclaimed novels feature strong heroines, memorable characters, surprising revelations from the natural sciences, and an original perspective on the American West. Set in 1876, right after the Battle of Little Big Horn, her new novel tells of Eleanor Peterson, a scientific illustrator in her late thirties, and her friend and mentor Augustus Starwood, an aging portrait painter with a passion for Shakespeare, who join a diverse band of adventurers heading west to Montana to work on a dinosaur fossil dig. Told through Eleanor's remembrances years later, the story recounts the experiences of this ambitious and at times contentious field crew, as they argue over prevailing theories of evolution, contend with rival scientists, and worry about Indians moving north after their defeat of Custer. A vivid portrait of both the natural environment and the issues and ideas of the time, Smith's novel is ultimately a story of personal discovery, revealing the redemptive power of the land and its rivers.
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Subjects
Collection and preservation
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Fossils
Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Montana -- Fiction
Scientific expeditions
Scientific expeditions -- Fiction
Scientific illustrators
Scientific illustrators -- Fiction
Western
Western fiction
Women
Women -- Montana -- Fiction
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Fossils
Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Montana -- Fiction
Scientific expeditions
Scientific expeditions -- Fiction
Scientific illustrators
Scientific illustrators -- Fiction
Western
Western fiction
Women
Women -- Montana -- Fiction
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9780670031290
9781440626517
9781440626517
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Grouping Title | pictures from an expedition |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-13 19:00:36PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-18 22:58:01PM |
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Diane Smith's acclaimed novels feature strong heroines, memorable characters, surprising revelations from the natural sciences, and an original perspective on the American West. Set in 1876, right after the Battle of Little Big Horn, her new novel tells of Eleanor Peterson, a scientific illustrator in her late thirties, and her friend and mentor Augustus Starwood, an aging portrait painter with a passion for Shakespeare, who join a diverse band of adventurers heading west to Montana to work on a dinosaur fossil dig. Told through Eleanor's remembrances years later, the story recounts the experiences of this ambitious and at times contentious field crew, as they argue over prevailing theories of evolution, contend with rival scientists, and worry about Indians moving north after their defeat of Custer. A vivid portrait of both the natural environment and the issues and ideas of the time, Smith's novel is ultimately a story of personal discovery, revealing the redemptive power of the land and its rivers.
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Dinosaurs -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Montana -- Fiction
Scientific expeditions -- Fiction
Scientific illustrators -- Fiction
Western
Western fiction
Women -- Montana -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Montana -- Fiction
Scientific expeditions -- Fiction
Scientific illustrators -- Fiction
Western
Western fiction
Women -- Montana -- Fiction
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Pictures from an expedition
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Pictures from an expedition / Diane Smith
Pictures from an expedition [electronic resource] : A novel. Diane Smith
Pictures from an expedition [electronic resource] : A novel. Diane Smith
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Pictures from an expedition
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Collection and preservation
Dinosaurs
Fiction
Fossils
Historical Fiction
Literature
Scientific expeditions
Scientific illustrators
Western
Women
Dinosaurs
Fiction
Fossils
Historical Fiction
Literature
Scientific expeditions
Scientific illustrators
Western
Women
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