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Geology of Southeast Alaska: Rock and Ice in Motion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781889963815)
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xThe most powerful forces on earth have shaped the landscape of Southeast Alaska. Scientists and visitors from around the world trek north to experience wild rivers, powerful glaciers, and breathtaking mountain peaks. Now, for the first time, a handy guide to the region is available. Complete with color illustrations revealing millions of years of geological history and in-depth descriptions of Sitka, Juneau, and Glacier Bay, Geology of Southeast Alaska is essential reading for anyone fascinated by rock and ice in motion.
Written by a geologist with over twenty-five years of experience in the north, Geology of Southeast Alaska will entertain and inform with abundant photographs and detailed drawings. Whether you want to understand the forces that shaped the state of Alaska, or you want to learn the basics of glacial movement, this compact, authoritative book is for you.
Author: Harold Stowell
ISBN-10: 188996381X
ISBN-13: 9781889963815
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2006
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.37h x 5.90w x 0.44d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2006 pg. 143
Scitech Book News 06/01/2006 pg. 39
Written by a geologist with over twenty-five years of experience in the north, Geology of Southeast Alaska will entertain and inform with abundant photographs and detailed drawings. Whether you want to understand the forces that shaped the state of Alaska, or you want to learn the basics of glacial movement, this compact, authoritative book is for you.
Author: Harold Stowell
ISBN-10: 188996381X
ISBN-13: 9781889963815
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2006
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.37h x 5.90w x 0.44d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2006 pg. 143
Scitech Book News 06/01/2006 pg. 39
By Harold Stowell
xHarold H. Stowell is professor of geology at the University of Alabama. He began his career in 1979 as an exploration geologist and received his doctorate from Princeton University in 1987. Dr. Stowell has published extensively on mountain building, geochronology, and the genesis of precious and base metal deposits. His fieldwork has taken him to Alaska and Canada, as well as to New Zealand, Antarctica, and Svalbard. He is a fellow of the Geological Society of America.
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