Maitland A. Edey (1910–1992)
Author of Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind
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Works by Maitland A. Edey
Sulle tracce dell'uomo 2 copies
1969 the year in review 1 copy
The Plants 1 copy
Los fenicios 1 copy
Raubkatzen - Löwen, Tiger, Leoparde, Jaguare, Pumas, Geparde, Luchse, Servale, Karakale (1979) 1 copy
The cats of Africa 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Edey, Maitland Armstrong
- Birthdate
- 1910-02-13
- Date of death
- 1992-05-09
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA
- Education
- Princeton University (BA|1932)
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- Works
- 30
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 1,989
- Popularity
- #12,932
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 16
- ISBNs
- 61
- Languages
- 7
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.… (more)