Rising from the Plains
Rising from the Plains is John McPhee’s third book on geology and geologists. Following Basin and Range and In Suspect Terrain, it continues to present a cross section of North America along the fortieth parallel—a series gathering under the overall title Annals of the Former World.
Rising from the Plains is John McPhee’s third book on geology and geologists. Following Basin and Range and In Suspect Terrain, it continues to present a cross section of North America along the fortieth parallel—a series gathering under the overall title Annals of the Former World.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780374520656 (0374520658)
ASIN: 374520658
Publish date: November 1st 1987
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Biography,
Writing,
History,
Science,
Geology,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Journalism,
Science Nature
I read this as we travelled up from Scottsdale through Flagstaff, by the Grand Canyon (we did stop to gawk), through Monument Valley and the Valley of the Gods, over the pass at Butte as it snowed (roads to Yellowstone were closed because of snow), and I finished it today as we drove around the edge...
Mildly interesting homespun tales of life in Wyoming over the last century. Mostly about Love's geological research in the area. Not terrible, but also not very well written.
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