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Basin and Range

by McPhee, John

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  • Hardcover
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Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. A small number in ink discreetly on inside cover. No other marks to any page or cover. Clean, bright, tight binding. In original, unclipped dustjacket which has no flaws, just minimal shelf wear. Overall excellent condition.

Synopsis

The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, "Basin and Range" is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world--a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.

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Title
Basin and Range
Author
McPhee, John
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published
1981

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