How the mountains grew: a new geological history of North America
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Published:
New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Pegasus Books cloth edition
Physical Desc:
xx, 444 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781643135748, 1643135740, 9781643135748, 1643135740
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Includes biographical references (pages 375-410) and index.
Description
Geology has long been a puzzling science. The theory of plate techtonics advanced geographical study immensely but plate techtonics can't explain the Black Hills or the walls of chalk in the fertile Kansas basin. What else has been and is creating the landscape of North America?
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APA Citation (style guide)
Dvorak, J. (2021). How the mountains grew: a new geological history of North America. First Pegasus Books cloth edition Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dvorak, John. 2021. How the Mountains Grew: A New Geological History of North America. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dvorak, John, How the Mountains Grew: A New Geological History of North America. Pegasus Books, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dvorak, John. How the Mountains Grew: A New Geological History of North America. First Pegasus Books cloth edition Pegasus Books, 2021.
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