author

John M. (John Maxwell) Good

b. 1924

Known for writing clearly about geology and paleontology, this mid-20th-century author helped bring the story of Dinosaur National Monument to general readers. His surviving bibliographic record is slim, but it points to a writer focused on science and the American landscape.

1 Audiobook

The Dinosaur Quarry. Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado-Utah

The Dinosaur Quarry. Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado-Utah

by John M. (John Maxwell) Good, Gilbert F. Stucker, Theodore Elmer White

About the author

John M. Good, listed by Project Gutenberg as John M. (John Maxwell) Good, 1924-, is credited as an author of The Dinosaur Quarry: Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado-Utah. The book presents the fossil beds, geology, and scientific importance of Dinosaur National Monument in an accessible way, suggesting a writer interested in explaining natural history to a broad audience.

Available online records for him are limited, so only a small outline of his career can be confirmed from the sources reviewed here. In addition to the Dinosaur National Monument volume, catalog records also associate the name John M. Good with geology-related work connected to Grand Teton and Yellowstone, which fits the same science-and-landscape focus.

Because reliable biographical details are scarce, it is safest to remember him as a practical nonfiction writer whose work helped interpret major American natural sites for readers and visitors.