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Dinosaurs and a quest for national identity are the order of the day with Semonin's "American Monster". This is a novel look at how the unearthing of the first complete mastadon skeleton became synonymous with the aspirations of a newly independent United States.

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"The definitive study of the first unofficial totem animal of United States culture. Semonin's authoritative treatment of the 'American incognitum' or mastadon . . . is engagingly written and richly detailed. This book shows once again why history is stranger than fiction." * W. J. T. Mitchell,University of Chicago *

American Monster How the Nations First

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      Publisher: New York University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2000
      ISBN13: 9780814781203, 978-0814781203
      ISBN10: 0814781209

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Dinosaurs and a quest for national identity are the order of the day with Semonin's "American Monster". This is a novel look at how the unearthing of the first complete mastadon skeleton became synonymous with the aspirations of a newly independent United States.

      Trade Review
      "The definitive study of the first unofficial totem animal of United States culture. Semonin's authoritative treatment of the 'American incognitum' or mastadon . . . is engagingly written and richly detailed. This book shows once again why history is stranger than fiction." * W. J. T. Mitchell,University of Chicago *

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