Author: Roy Chapman Andrews

Cited by

• Lorrie Moore (1)
  • IN: Anagrams (1986) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: The word mammoth is derived from the Tartar word mamma meaning “the earth” … From this some mistakenly came to believe that the great beast had always lived underground, burrowing like a big mole. And they were sure it died when it came to the surface and breathed fresh air!
    FROM: All About Strange Beasts of the Past, (1956), Book, US