Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind
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Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind by Donald C Johanson
"A glorious success...The science manages to be as exciting and spellbinding as the juiciest gossip" (San Franscisco Chronicle) in the story of the discovery of "Lucy"--the oldest, best-preserved skeleton of any erect-walking human ancestor ever found.When Donald Johanson found a partical skeleton, approximately 3.5 million years old, in a remote region of Ethiopia in 1974, a headline-making controversy was launched that continues on today. Bursting with all the suspense and intrigue of a fast paced adventure novel, here is Johanson's lively account of the extraordinary discovery of "Lucy." By expounding the controversial change Lucy makes in our view of human origins, Johanson provides a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the history of pealeoanthropology and the colorful, eccentric characters who were and are a part of it. Never before have the mystery and intricacy of our origins been so clearly and compellingly explained as in this astonighing and dramatic book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780671724993 |
| ISBN 10 | 0671724991 |
| Title | Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind |
| Author | Donald C Johanson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 1990-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 409 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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