LEADER 03463nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910781190303321 005 20230721005734.0 010 $a0-8166-6781-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005133 035 $a(EBL)471764 035 $a(OCoLC)526602859 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000343359 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11263639 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000343359 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10305822 035 $a(PQKB)10453109 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC471764 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse33402 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL471764 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10354001 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL526137 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005133 100 $a20081211d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSubterranean twin cities$b[electronic resource] /$fGreg Brick 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (246 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-4597-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The geology of the sewers -- The early caves. Quest for the inner sanctum : Carver's Cave at midnight ; A wild goose chase through the sewers : the hunt for Fountain Cave -- Buried rivers. The urban Nile : the subterranean streams of St. Paul ; Among the Spice Islands : Minneapolis's underground rivers -- The great sandbox. The cave under the castle : Brewery caves ; The medieval temples of Mushroom Valley : St. Paul's west side ; Velvet underground : abandoned sand mines -- The milling district. Subterranean Venice : Minneapolis's mill tunnels ; Boat ride to oblivion : Chute's Cave ; Down the rabbit hole : Nicollet Island caves -- Utilities. A lonely day under the mortuary : the Fort Road labyrinth ; Behind the silver door : utility labyrinths -- Pluto's kingdom. Lost world : Schieks Cave ; The big white : Channel Rock Cavern -- Sources and further reading -- Publication history -- Index. 330 $a"Subterranean Twin Cities is a treasure-a book for the Tom Sawyer in all of us. Greg Brick is one of those few persons with the unique talent to write expertly about his adventures, bringing readers along with him on hands and knees." -Steve Thayer, author of Saint Mudd and The WeathermanWe tend to send things underground that we are not interested in ever seeing again. Sewage. Garbage. In the past, we have used the underground to age such provisions as cheese and beer. In Subterranean Twin Cities, geologist, historian, and urban speleologist Greg Brick takes us on an adventurous, educational, 606 $aCaves$zMinnesota$zMinneapolis$vGuidebooks 606 $aCaves$zMinnesota$zSaint Paul$vGuidebooks 606 $aUnderground areas$zMinnesota$zMinneapolis$vGuidebooks 606 $aUnderground areas$zMinnesota$zSaint Paul$vGuidebooks 607 $aMinneapolis (Minn.)$vGuidebooks 607 $aSaint Paul (Minn.)$vGuidebooks 607 $aMinnesota$vGuidebooks 615 0$aCaves 615 0$aCaves 615 0$aUnderground areas 615 0$aUnderground areas 676 $a551.44/709776579 700 $aBrick$b Greg A$01475349 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781190303321 996 $aSubterranean twin cities$93689540 997 $aUNINA