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Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl
| Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl |
| Autore | Meldahl Keith Heyer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american 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 |
| ISBN |
1-280-09953-4
9786613520517 0-520-94994-3 |
| Classificazione | SCI031000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789946803321 |
Meldahl Keith Heyer
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit
| Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit |
| Autore | Solnit Rebecca |
| Edizione | [Twentieth anniversary edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.8042 |
| Soggetto topico | Landscapes - West (U.S.) - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american government
american history american west civic cultural studies environment environmental thinking experiments governmental power great basin hidden wars history of the west indigenous peoples invisible wars landscape theory national park native americans nevada testing site nuclear bombs nuclear testing program politics power structures tragic united states of america us government us history war against the land war yosemite national park |
| ISBN | 0-520-95792-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- PREFACE TO THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION -- Acknowledgments -- From Hell to Breakfast -- Like Moths to a Candle -- April Fool's Day -- Trees -- Lise Meitner's Walking Shoes -- Golden Hours and Iron County -- Ruby Valley and the Ranch -- The War -- Keeping Pace with the Tortoise -- The Rainbow -- Spectators -- Framing the View -- Vanishing (Remaining) -- Fire in the Garden -- The Name of the Snake -- Up the River of Mercy -- Savage's Grave -- Full Circle -- Afterword to the 1999 Edition -- Sources -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790948003321 |
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Solnit Rebecca
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit
| Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit |
| Autore | Solnit Rebecca |
| Edizione | [Twentieth anniversary edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.8042 |
| Soggetto topico | Landscapes - West (U.S.) - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american government
american history american west civic cultural studies environment environmental thinking experiments governmental power great basin hidden wars history of the west indigenous peoples invisible wars landscape theory national park native americans nevada testing site nuclear bombs nuclear testing program politics power structures tragic united states of america us government us history war against the land war yosemite national park |
| ISBN | 0-520-95792-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- PREFACE TO THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION -- Acknowledgments -- From Hell to Breakfast -- Like Moths to a Candle -- April Fool's Day -- Trees -- Lise Meitner's Walking Shoes -- Golden Hours and Iron County -- Ruby Valley and the Ranch -- The War -- Keeping Pace with the Tortoise -- The Rainbow -- Spectators -- Framing the View -- Vanishing (Remaining) -- Fire in the Garden -- The Name of the Snake -- Up the River of Mercy -- Savage's Grave -- Full Circle -- Afterword to the 1999 Edition -- Sources -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816545403321 |
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Solnit Rebecca
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The West without water [[electronic resource] ] : what past floods, droughts, and other climatic clues tell us about tomorrow / / B. Lynn Ingram and Frances Malamud-Roam
| The West without water [[electronic resource] ] : what past floods, droughts, and other climatic clues tell us about tomorrow / / B. Lynn Ingram and Frances Malamud-Roam |
| Autore | Ingram B. Lynn <1961-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6978 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Malamud-RoamFrances <1961-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - West (U.S.) - Forecasting
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - West (U.S.) Hydrology - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
artificial environments
benign climate california climate change science climate change climate climatology earth sciences ecology engaging environment and ecology environment environmental reads in 2020 experiments extended droughts flood fresh water geology history of the west history human landscapes nature phenomenon planetary science popular science retrospective science biology scientists social issues tumultuous climate united states us western history water weather western region |
| ISBN | 0-520-95480-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. Floods and Droughts in Living Memory -- Part Two. A Climate History of the American West -- Part Three. A Growing Water Crisis -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786880303321 |
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Ingram B. Lynn <1961->
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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