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of the pioneers on the honorable list is the author of 

 this work, who by his untiring energy has con- 

 tributed some of the finest specimens which now 

 adorn the shelves and cases of many of the great 

 museums of America and Europe. 



Although special explorations have been described, 

 sometimes in considerable detail, this is the first time 

 that the " life of a fossil hunter " has been written, 

 and it is fitting that it comes from the pen of the 

 oldest living representative of this distinctively 

 American profession. The name of Charles H. 

 Sternberg is attached to discoveries in many parts 

 of the West ; discoveries which have formed distinct 

 contributions to science, to the advance of paleon- 

 tology, to our knowledge of the wonderful ancient 

 life of North America. His is a career full of ad- 

 venture, of self-sacrifice, worthy of lasting record 

 and recognition by all lovers of nature. 



