Geology and the National Parks and Monuments (First Edition) by Douglas Pride

Geology and the National Parks and Monuments (First Edition) by Douglas Pride

Geology and the National Parks and Monuments guides students through an historic and geologic exploration of North America, identifying and surveying the regions and the terrains that form today's national parks and monuments. The book summarizes early habitation of national parks and monuments by Native Americans, following their journey across the Bering Strait land bridge 20,000 years ago, stopping in various geologic settings that are byproducts of unstoppable forces that continue to shape our world today. Each of the 14 chapters cover a specific geological area. Students read about Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks, the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Plateaus and Snake River Plain, Alaska statehood and geology, Hawaii and American Samoa, and more. The book includes insightful sidebars, full-color images, maps, and charts, and suggestions for further reading to enrich the student learning experience. A geologic time scale at the back of the book provides readers with historical context for the material throughout. Featuring thoroughly class-tested content and years of research and collaboration, Geology and the National Parks and Monuments is an exemplary textbook for courses that explore the geology of North America and the formation of its national parks and monuments.

An emeritus faculty member of The Ohio State University, D.E. Pride holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Illinois, specializing in the study of metallic mineral deposits, in particular as they may reveal themselves to explorationists. For more than three decades, Dr. Pride and three dozen or so M.S. and Ph.D. students have examined mineral occurrences in western North America and in such faraway places as Antarctica and the Middle East.

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ISBN 13	9781516584857
ISBN 10	1516584856
Title	Geology and the National Parks and Monuments (First Edition)
Author	Douglas Pride
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cognella, Inc
Year published	2025-05-31
Number of pages	298
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