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Rough-Hewn Land: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains

Name: Rough-Hewn Land: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains
Brand: University of California Press
SKU: 9780520275775
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Contributors:

Keith Heyer Meldahl

Publisher:

University of California Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science, History, Nature

Book Subcategory:

Earth Sciences, Historical Geography

Book Topic:

Geology

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Release Date:

2013-05-01

ISBN 13:

9780520275775

Weight:

1.25 lbs

Size:

10.10 x 7.30 x 0.80 inches

Pages:

318

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"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. Fr mont, 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.

About the Author
Keith Heyer Meldahl is Professor of Geology at Mira Costa College in southern California. He is the author of Hard Road West: History and Geology along the Gold Rush Trail.

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