04394nam 2200937Ia 450 991081611440332120200520144314.01-280-09953-497866135205170-520-94994-310.1525/9780520949942(CKB)2670000000161807(EBL)785215(OCoLC)782875584(SSID)ssj0000621955(PQKBManifestationID)11383834(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000621955(PQKBWorkID)10638037(PQKB)10458267(MiAaPQ)EBC785215(DE-B1597)520478(DE-B1597)9780520949942(Au-PeEL)EBL785215(CaPaEBR)ebr10546806(CaONFJC)MIL352051(EXLCZ)99267000000016180720110727d2011 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRough-hewn land[electronic resource] a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains /Keith Heyer MeldahlBerkeley University of California Pressc20111 online resource (317 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-25935-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-279) and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Golden Gate -- 2. Mother Lode -- 3. Rivers of Gold -- 4. A Traverse across the Range of Light -- 5. Where Is the Edge of the North American Plate? -- 6. Where Rivers Die -- 7. The Growing Pains of Mountains -- 8. Wealth and Magma -- 9. Water and Salt -- 10. Evolution's Big Bang -- 11. Range-Roving Rivers -- 12. Up from the Basement -- 13. At the Frontier -- Appendix I: Deep Time: Fathoming the Rock Record -- Appendix II: Seeing for Yourself -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Figure Sources and Credits -- Index"Unfold a map of North America," Keith Heyer Meldahl writes, "and the first thing to grab your eye is the bold shift between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains." In this absorbing book, Meldahl takes readers on a 1000-mile-long field trip back through more than 100 million years of deep time to explore America's most spectacular and scientifically intriguing landscapes. He places us on the outcrops, rock hammer in hand, to examine the evidence for how these rough-hewn lands came to be. We see California and its gold assembled from pieces of old ocean floor and the relentless movements of the Earth's tectonic plates. We witness the birth of the Rockies. And we investigate the violent earthquakes that continue to shape the region today. Into the West's geologic story, Meldahl also weaves its human history. As we follow the adventures of John C. Frémont, Mark Twain, the Donner party, and other historic characters, we learn how geologic forces have shaped human experience in the past and how they direct the fate of the West today.GeologyWest (U.S.)West (U.S.)Historyamerican geography.american history.american landscapes.american west geology.american west topography.california geology.california history.california topography.donner party.earth sciences.geoscience.gold rush.golden state.great plains.historical geography.history of the west.how the west was made.john c fremont.mark twain.nature and science.pioneer history.rocky mountains.science and geology.seismic tomography.tectonic plates.wanderlust.western mountains.western united states.Geology557.9SCI031000bisacshMeldahl Keith Heyer1623778MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816114403321Rough-hewn land4031098UNINA