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Chapter 03 of 5

Spies in the Badlands

Bribery, theft, and sabotage in the Wild West.

  1. Wild West

    The Frontier Shift

    The rivalry moved from East Coast drawing rooms to the lawless, unmapped territories of the American West.

  2. Espionage

    Eyes in the Camp

    Marsh and Cope began hiring 'collectors' who doubled as spies, reporting on the other man's movements and discoveries.

  3. Tactics

    The Art of Bribery

    Marsh used his immense family wealth to pay off local guides and train conductors to delay Cope's shipments.

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🦖 The Bloody Rivalry of the Bone Wars

  1. 01Gentlemen of ScienceThe deceptive calm before a storm of fossilized fury.
  2. 02The Elasmosaurus InsultA public humiliation turns colleagues into combatants.
  3. 03Spies in the BadlandsBribery, theft, and sabotage in the Wild West.
  4. 04The Paper WarWeaponizing the printing press to destroy reputations.
  5. 05A Legacy of RuinScientific victory achieved through personal bankruptcy.