Moths, Myths, and Mosquitoes: The Eccentric Life of Harrison G. Dyar, Jr.

by Marc Epstein

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On September 26, 1924, the ground collapsed beneath a truck in a back alley in Washington, D.C., revealing a mysterious underground labyrinth. In spite of wild speculations, the tunnel was not the work of German spies, but rather an aging, eccentric Smithsonian scientist named Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr. While Dyar's covert tunneling habits may seem far-fetched, they were merely one of many oddities in Dyar's unbelievable life.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0190215259

ISBN13:9780190215255

Release Date:February 2016

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.54 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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