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Glacial Lake Missoula: And Its Humongous Flood

Name: Glacial Lake Missoula: And Its Humongous Flood
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SKU: 9780878424153
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Contributors:

David Alt

Publisher:

Mountain Press Publishing Company

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

Earth Sciences

Book Topic:

Geology

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Release Date:

2001-06-15

ISBN 13:

9780878424153

Weight:

0.75 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inches

Pages:

199

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As geologist J. Harlen Bretz walked the dry scabland channels of eastern Washington in the 1920s, it dawned on him that he was viewing a landscape sculpted by water. Lots of water. A flood of catastrophic proportions. Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods tells the gripping tale of a huge Ice Age lake that drained suddenly--not just once but repeatedly--and reshaped the landscape of the Northwest. The narrative follows the path of the floodwaters as they raged from western Montana across the Idaho Panhandle, then scoured through eastern Washington and down the Columbia Gorge to the Pacific Ocean. This is also the story of geologists grappling with scientific controversy--"of how personalities, pride, and prejudice sometimes superseded scientific evidence."

About the Author
Alt, David: - David Alt was a geology professor at the University of Montana in Missoula. Dedicated to bringing geology to the general public, he cofounded the popular Roadside Geology series. He wrote a number of books in the series with coauthor Donald Hyndman, and helps edit others. Dave Alt passed away in 2015, but his love of geology and wry humor lives on in the many books he authored.

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