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How the mountains grew : a new geological history of North America / John Dvorak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dvorak, John (John J.), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--North America.
- Geology.
- Mountains--North America.
- Mountains.
- Formations (Geology)--North America.
- Formations (Geology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 444 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Note to the Reader
- Epigraph
- Prologue: Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
- Chapter 1: The Relics of Hell
- Chapter 2: Bombardment and Bottleneck
- Chapter 3: The Children of Ur
- Chapter 4: Gardens of Ediacaran
- Chapter 5: The Great Unconformity
- Chapter 6: An Ancient Forest at Gilboa
- Chapter 7: Fires, Forests, and Coal
- Chapter 8: The Great Dying
- Chapter 9: A Grand Staircase
- Chapter 10: Western Interior Seaway
- Chapter 11: A Calamitous Event
- Chapter 12: Extinction
- Chapter 13: How the Mountains Grew
- Chapter 14: The Great Lakes of Wyoming
- Chapter 15: A Drowned River at Poughkeepsie
- Chapter 16: A World Bequeathed and the Great Acceleration
- Epilogue: Rugby, North Dakota
- Photographs
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Sources
- Endnotes
- Index
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 10, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Dvorak, John. How the Mountains Grew.
- ISBN:
- 9781643135755
- 1643135759
- Publisher Number:
- 99993262394
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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