Hello everyone. Welcome to this episode of Sleep and Relax ASMR.

This episode we are reading the Wikipedia page for Bone Charps, Cowboys, and Thunder

Lizards, a graphic novel by Jimteavani.

Now you may be wondering why am I reading the wiki page for this graphic novel and the answer is I randomly selected it, but it caught my attention because of its really unique name so I thought

would be fun to learn about it so let's jump into it. Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards, a tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othneel, Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology

is a 2005 graphic novel written by Jim Altivani and illustrated by the company Big Time Attic.

The book tells a fictionalized account of the Bone Wars, a period of intense excavation, speculation, and rivalry, which led to a greater understanding

of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life in the Western USA during the late 19th century.

Bone Sharks follows the two scientists, Edward Drinker Cope and Othneel Marsh, as they engage in an intense rivalry for prestige and discoveries.

Along the way, the scientists interact with historical figures of the Gilded Age, including

P.T. Barnum and Ulysses S. Grant. While Tovani grew interested in the time period after reading a book about the Bonewars,

Finding Cope and Marsh unlikeable and the historical account dry, he decided to fictionalize events to service a better story.

O'Dovani plays the artist Charles R. Knight into the story as a relatable character for audiences.

The novel was the first work of historical fiction Otovani had written.

Previously he had taken no creative license where the characters depicted.

Upon release, the novel received praise from critics for its exceptional historic

content, although some reviewers wish something more fiction have been woven into the story.

Plot summary. The novel begins with Othniel Charles Marsh on a steam train between New York and New Haven

when he first meets the showman Phineas T. Barnum.

Barnum shows Marsh a copy of the Cardiff Giant.

Marsh informs him he intends to expose a giant as a fake. In Philadelphia, Harry Fairfield Osborne introduces

artist Charles R Knight to Edward Drinker Cope, a paleontologist whose entire house is

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