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The Call of Distant Mammoths

Why the Ice Age Mammals Disappeared

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  • © 1997

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  1. Peter D. Ward
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Time Machine

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 1-24

  3. Heart of Darkness

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 25-48

  4. When Worlds Collide

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 49-68

  5. The Once and Future Kingdoms

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 69-88

  6. Wheel of Fortune

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 89-118

  7. The Hunger

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 119-166

  8. The Kill Curve

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 167-192

  9. The Lost World

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 193-202

  10. Nevermore

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 203-214

  11. The Smoking Gun

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 215-220

  12. Afterword : 3001

    • Peter D. Ward
    Pages 221-224

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 225-241
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Just 12,000 years ago - at the height of the last Ice Age - saber-toothed tigers, giant ground sloths, camels, hippos and the great herds of proboscideans: giant mastodons and mammoths, extinct relatives of the elephant, roamed the land where skyscrapers now stand. Why are these splendid creatures no longer with us? This compelling book explores the reasons for these extinctions and provides a tour of mass extinctions throughout earth's history, including the great comet crash that killed off the dinosaurs. Brilliantly written, The Call of Distant Mammoths is an engaging exploration of the history of life and the importance of humanity as an evolutionary force.

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"Carefully argued...an intelligent and compelling book." The Olympian (Seattle, WA)

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