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Afterword Michael’s dedication to his craft was endless: over the course of his forty-plus-year career, he wrote thirty-two books; his work inspired many films, and as a director, screenwriter, and producer himself, he created iconic movies and television programs. Not only was he always working on his next project, he was always working on his “next projects.” Michael was constantly reading, clipping interesting articles, amassing research for new work by looking to the past, observing the present, and thinking about our future. He loved to tell stories that blurred the lines between facts and what-if scenarios. You always came out of a Crichton novel, film, or television event smarter and wanting more. Because his work was so densely researched, you couldn’t help but believe that, yes, perhaps dinosaurs could be brought back to life through DNA found in a well-preserved mosquito or that nanobots could operate intelligently and independently and wreak havoc on their human creators and the environment. His work is as relevant and engaging as ever, as demonstrated by the gigantic success of the Jurassic Park franchise, and in HBO’s reimagining of his classic film Westworld. Honoring Michael’s legacy has been my mission ever since he passed away. Through the creation of his archives, I quickly realized that it was possible to trace the birth of Dragon Teeth to a 1974 letter to the curator of vertebrate paleontology of the American Museum of Natural History. After reading the manuscript, I could only describe Dragon Teeth as “pure Crichton.” It has Michael’s voice, and his love of history, research, and science all dynamically woven into this epic tale. Nearly forty years after Michael first hatched the idea for a novel about the excitement and the dangers of early paleontology, the story feels as fresh and fun today as it was to him then. Dragon Teeth was a very important book for Michael—it was a forerunner of his “other dinosaur story.” Its publication is a wonderful way to introduce Michael to new generations of readers around the world and is an absolute treat for longtime Crichton fans everywhere. Publishing Dragon Teeth has been a labor of love, and I want to thank the following people for their assistance in this endeavor: my creative partner, Laurent Bouzereau; Jonathan Burnham, Jennifer Barth, and the team at Harper; Jennifer Joel and Sloan Harris of ICM Partners; the remarkable team at the Michael Crichton Archives; Michael S. Sherman and Page Jenkins; and, of course, our beloved son, John Michael Crichton (Jr.). —Sherri Crichton
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Contents Cover Endpaper Title Page
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Introduction As he appears in an ea
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Young Johnson Joins the Field Trip
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Marsh Professor Marsh kept offices
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The name had an extraordinary effec
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Learning Photography Johnson wanted
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Philadelphia Philadelphia was the b
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puffed-up, brave, and determined to
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“Really? Most families wish to me
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wealthy Quaker merchant, left him m
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“I have made inquiries about that
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informed of this by Red Cloud himse
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Going West The Chicago and North We
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The West Beyond Omaha the real West
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town, it was, noted Johnson, “a c
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The Pride De Paree Theater was a tw
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“I’ll be back, though.” “Wh
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“Oh yes, Mr. Johnson,” said the
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Cope’s Expedition It was immediat
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Established thirty years before, Sa
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e rejoining her husband; indeed, sh
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His personal style—his long curly
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Part II The Lost World
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He was awake for each changing of t
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Incidents on the Plains In the midd
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Sternberg went out and shot an ante
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Badlands The Judith River, a tribut
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“I said, ‘I bid you welcome and
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that the nomadic Indian lives a fre
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Bone Country With these preliminary
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potential discoveries lying in wait
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cooks it,” Isaac grumbled). Rathe
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In 1871, Lord Kelvin, the most emin
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Bad Water Cope chose his campsites
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They rode on. The sun dropped behin
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Dinner with Cope and Marsh The sear
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“Very true.” “Though you neve
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“Sleep with Your Guns Tonight, Bo
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Moving Camp In early August, they w
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“Just wait and see,” Cookie sai
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“Of these rocks?” Johnson asked
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Around the Campfire Any discovery l
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Leaving the Badlands The morning of
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I am dreadfully ashamed of what occ
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Part III Dragon Teeth
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they reach us.” “You boys go ri
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Badlands Silence, under a waning mo
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Little Wind said nothing. “What a
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Deadwood Deadwood presented a bleak
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he thought. Then he finished fillin
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Laramie and Cheyenne?” “That’
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“He moved old Jake when the carri
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“So I expect you’ll have to get
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The Black Hills Art Gallery “How
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But it was also the beginning of tr
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His whole manner changed. “Then y
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For his part, Black Dick claimed to
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Page 122 and 123: already been to Montana City and Cr
Page 124 and 125: “Fossil bones are rock.” “The
Page 126 and 127: Emily’s News “It’s no good,
Page 128 and 129: All around him, the hotel was silen
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Page 132 and 133: “Yes. Ling Chow has tool shed, ve
Page 134 and 135: A Shootout Black Dick showed up in
Page 136 and 137: Keep your eyes on him. Never take y
Page 138 and 139: had hired Kang to help him again, s
Page 140 and 141: Deadwood for the winter, but said t
Page 142 and 143: “Only a damn fool would think so,
Page 144 and 145: Johnson and Miss Emily ducked down.
Page 146 and 147: Red Canyon They reached the town of
Page 148 and 149: Fort Laramie Fort Laramie was an ar
Page 150 and 151: “Well, you’ve just come from De
Page 152 and 153: “How can you say that? Look at hi
Page 154 and 155: other pursuits of no substance.”
Page 156 and 157: “Of course.” “Really?” “D
Page 158 and 159: “I don’t see why not. She says
Page 160 and 161: At eight the next morning, feeling
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Page 164 and 165: Postscript Cope Edward Drinker Cope
Page 166 and 167: Author’s Note “Biography,” ob
Page 170 and 171: Taft, Robert. Photography and the A
Page 172 and 173: Also by Michael Crichton Fiction Th
Page 175 and 176: Copyright This book is a work of fi
Page 177: * Editor’s note: Charles H. Stern
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