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Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Mountains of North America written by and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1984 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Dvorak
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643135759
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Download or read book How the Mountains Grew written by John Dvorak and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible story of the creation of a continent—our continent— from the acclaimed author of The Last Volcano and Mask of the Sun. The immense scale of geologic time is difficult to comprehend. Our lives—and the entirety of human history—are mere nanoseconds on this timescale. Yet we hugely influenced by the land we live on. From shales and fossil fuels, from lake beds to soil composition, from elevation to fault lines, what could be more relevant that the history of the ground beneath our feet? For most of modern history, geologists could say little more about why mountains grew than the obvious: there were forces acting inside the Earth that caused mountains to rise. But what were those forces? And why did they act in some places of the planet and not at others? When the theory of plate tectonics was proposed, our concept of how the Earth worked experienced a momentous shift. As the Andes continue to rise, the Atlantic Ocean steadily widens, and Honolulu creeps ever closer to Tokyo, this seemingly imperceptible creep of the Earth is revealed in the landscape all around us. But tectonics cannot—and do not—explain everything about the wonders of the North American landscape. What about the Black Hills? Or the walls of chalk that stand amongst the rolling hills of west Kansas? Or the fact that the states of Washington and Oregon are slowly rotating clockwise, and there a diamond mine in Arizona? It all points to the geologic secrets hidden inside the 2-billion-year-old-continental masses. A whopping ten times older than the rocky floors of the ocean, continents hold the clues to the long history of our planet. With a sprightly narrative that vividly brings this science to life, John Dvorak's How the Mountains Grew will fill readers with a newfound appreciation for the wonders of the land we live on.
Author : Franklin Russell
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Mountains of America, from Alaska to the Great Smokies written by Franklin Russell and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1981 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank J. Staub
Publisher : Mondo Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781590348727
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (487 download)
Download or read book America's Mountains written by Frank J. Staub and published by Mondo Pub. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the mountains of America, discussing what a mountain is, the different types of mountains and how they are formed, mountain climates, and plant and animal life of the mountains.
Author : Tim Palmer
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847865428
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (478 download)
Download or read book America's Great Mountain Trails written by Tim Palmer and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2020 National Outdoor Book Award, this book is a hiker's inspirational bucket list embodied in a lavishly illustrated celebration of our nation's one hundred best mountain trails. America's mountain trails lure us to exquisite heights, from the Atlantic Coast in Maine to the Pacific edge in California and the Northwest. These rugged yet seductive pathways call to all who seek both solace and adventure, whether out for a day hike or an extended backpacking expedition. America's Great Mountain Trails introduces readers to one hundred hikes of a lifetime. The book covers some of our nation's most legendary trails and some that are scarcely known, but all can take us on journeys to remarkable places. Between the ancient Appalachians and the Pacific Coast's uplift lie the Rockies, Desert Range, Sierra Nevadas, Cascade Mountains, Olympics, and more. Beyond are the resoundingly wild terrain of Alaska and the islands of Hawaii and Puerto Rico, which ascend like dreamy visions from the sea. Readers get practical details about the length and difficulty of each hike, along with concise directions to each trailhead, tips about the best seasons to go, advice on permit requirements, and a selection of alternate routes. An appendix offers information about what must be done to protect these special places so they'll remain alluring and rewarding to all the generations ahead. With fascinating text and beautiful photography by Tim Palmer, America's Great Mountain Trails is sure to become the definitive reference book to the most outstanding mountain trails in America.
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Publisher : Waukesha, Wis. : Country beautiful
ISBN 13 : 9780872940789
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Great Mountains of North America written by and published by Waukesha, Wis. : Country beautiful. This book was released on 1976 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Craig H. Jones
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520289641
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Mountains That Remade America written by Craig H. Jones and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ski towns to national parks, fresh fruit to environmental lawsuits, the Sierra Nevada has changed the way Americans live. Where there was gold to be mined (and where there was not) redefined land, mineral, and water laws. Where rain falls (and where it doesn’t) determines whose fruit grows on trees and whose appears on slot machines. All this emerges from the geology of the range and how it changed history, and in so doing, changed the country. The Mountains That Remade America combines geology with history to show how the particular forces and conditions that created the Sierra Nevada have effected broad outcomes and influenced daily life in the United States in the past and continue to do so today. Drawing connections between events in historical geology and contemporary society, Craig H. Jones makes geological science accessible and shows the vast impact this mountain range has had on the American West.
Author : Paul King
Publisher : Crescent
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Mountains of America written by Paul King and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1992 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications Division
Publisher : Caxton Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book America's Magnificent Mountains written by National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications Division and published by Caxton Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will join in a traverse of North America's mighty mountains, feel their lashing winds, bitter cold and blowing snow. In contrast, you may take lessons for water skiing in other places.
Author : Mike Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738548524
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (485 download)
Download or read book Towns of the Sandia Mountains written by Mike Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite their seemingly impenetrable western facade, the Sandia Mountains of central New Mexico have been home to humankind for millennia. Ancient cultures ventured into these peaks for the creeks, game, and shelter. The Spanish established protective outposts along the canyons and intermarried with local tribes. Civil War soldiers passed through en route to their infamous battle at Glorieta Pass. Navajos marched around the mountains' southern end after the confinement that ended their Long Walk. Anglo settlers cleared the hilly land and built cabins. And tuberculosis patients moved up into primitive resorts, hoping that the mountains' abundant sunshine and fresh air would help them heal. Today the tiny resorts and traditional hamlets of the Sandias are established villages and communitiesAa-Carnuel, Tijeras, San Antonio, Cedar Crest, Sandia Park, San Antonito, Placitas, and othersAa-and the rough dirt roads that once saw the passing of ox carts are highways and even an interstate. The area's history lives on, however, in crumbling adobe walls, bits of rust, fading memories, and in this photographic retrospective.
Author : Scott Weidensaul
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1938486897
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (384 download)
Download or read book Mountains of the Heart written by Scott Weidensaul and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian Mountains Stretching almost unbroken from Alabama to Belle Isle, Newfoundland, the Appalachians are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. In Mountains of the Heart, renowned author and avid naturalist Scott Weidensaul shows how geology, ecology, climate, evolution, and 500 million years of history have shaped one of the continent's greatest landscapes into an ecosystem of unmatched beauty. This edition celebrates the book's 20th anniversary of publication and includes a new foreword from the author.
Author : Timothy Silver
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807863149
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains written by Timothy Silver and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003-12-04 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, thousands of tourists visit Mount Mitchell, the most prominent feature of North Carolina's Black Mountain range and the highest peak in the eastern United States. From Native Americans and early explorers to land speculators and conservationists, people have long been drawn to this rugged region. Timothy Silver explores the long and complicated history of the Black Mountains, drawing on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker and fly fisherman. He chronicles the geological and environmental forces that created this intriguing landscape, then traces its history of environmental change and human intervention from the days of Indian-European contact to today. Among the many tales Silver recounts is that of Elisha Mitchell, the renowned geologist and University of North Carolina professor for whom Mount Mitchell is named, who fell to his death there in 1857. But nature's stories--of forest fires, chestnut blight, competition among plants and animals, insect invasions, and, most recently, airborne toxins and acid rain--are also part of Silver's narrative, making it the first history of the Appalachians in which the natural world gets equal time with human history. It is only by understanding the dynamic between these two forces, Silver says, that we can begin to protect the Black Mountains for future generations.
Author : Craig H. Jones
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520964233
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The Mountains That Remade America written by Craig H. Jones and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ski towns to national parks, fresh fruit to environmental lawsuits, the Sierra Nevada has changed the way Americans live. Whether and where there was gold to be mined redefined land, mineral, and water laws. Where rain falls (and where it doesn’t) determines whose fruit grows on trees and whose appears on slot machines. All this emerges from the geology of the range and how it changed history, and in so doing, changed the country. The Mountains That Remade America combines geology with history to show how the particular forces and conditions that created the Sierra Nevada have effected broad outcomes and influenced daily life in the United States in the past and how they continue to do so today. Drawing connections between events in historical geology and contemporary society, Craig H. Jones makes geological science accessible and shows the vast impact this mountain range has had on the American West.
Author : Samuel Bowles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Switzerland of America written by Samuel Bowles and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Geographic Society (U. S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780295959764
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (597 download)
Download or read book America's Magnificent Mountains written by National Geographic Society (U. S.) and published by . This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journeys through the Sierra Nevadas, the Cascade range, Canada's Coast Mountains, the Colorado Rockies, Las Sierras in Mexico, the Great Smokies, and the northern Appalachians
Author : Jules Marcou
Publisher : Zurich : Printed for the author, by Zürcher and Furrer ; New York : Wiley and Halsted ; Leipzic : W. Engelmann
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Geology of North America written by Jules Marcou and published by Zurich : Printed for the author, by Zürcher and Furrer ; New York : Wiley and Halsted ; Leipzic : W. Engelmann. This book was released on 1858 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shalini Atwal
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1477724885
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (777 download)
Download or read book Mighty U.S. Mountains written by Shalini Atwal and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mighty U.S. Mountains is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.9 and Literacy.L.3.1g. Readers are introduced to the mountain ranges of the United States with full-page color photographs along with narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with Mountains of the United States" (9781477724712) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.
