Description: Further DetailsTitle: Rough-Hewn LandCondition: NewSubtitle: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky MountainsISBN-10: 0520259351EAN: 9780520259355ISBN: 9780520259355Publisher: University of California PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 11/15/2011Description: 'Unfold a map of North America,' Keith Heyer Meldahl writes, 'and the first thing to grab your eye is the bold shift between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains.' In this absorbing book, Meldahl takes readers on a 1000-mile-long field trip back through more than 100 million years of deep time to explore America's most spectacular and scientifically intriguing landscapes. He places us on the outcrops, rock hammer in hand, to examine the evidence for how these rough-hewn lands came to be. We see California and its gold assembled from pieces of old ocean floor and the relentless movements of the Earth's tectonic plates. We witness the birth of the Rockies. And we investigate the violent earthquakes that continue to shape the region today. Into the West's geologic story, Meldahl also weaves its human history. As we follow the adventures of John C. Fremont, Mark Twain, the Donner party, and other historic characters, we learn how geologic forces have shaped human experience in the past and how they direct the fate of the West today.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 254mmItem Length: 178mmItem Width: 28mmItem Weight: 907gAuthor: Keith Heyer MeldahlGenre: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Rough-Hewn Land
Title: Rough-Hewn Land
Subtitle: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains
ISBN-10: 0520259351
EAN: 9780520259355
ISBN: 9780520259355
Release Date: 11/15/2011
Release Year: 2011
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Rough-Hewn Land : a Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2011
Topic: Earth Sciences / Geology
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Author: Keith Heyer Meldahl
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Hardcover
