Basin and range
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New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [1981].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
557.9 MCPHE
1 available
557.9 MCPHE
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [1981].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 22 cm
Street Date
8104
Language
English
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The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world--a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McPhee, J. (1981). Basin and range . Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McPhee, John, 1931-. 1981. Basin and Range. Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McPhee, John, 1931-. Basin and Range Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1981.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McPhee, John. Basin and Range Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1981.
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