In Suspect Terrain
by John McPhee
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- 0374517940
- ISBN 13
- 9780374517946
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Synopsis
From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold In Suspect Terrain is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others—a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and, in contrast, a century-old collision of ideas about the existence of the Ice Age. The central figure is Anita Harris, an internationally celebrated geologist who went into her profession to get out of a Brooklyn ghetto. The unifying theme is plate tectonics—here concentrating on the acceptance that all aspects of the theory do not universally enjoy. As such, In Suspect Terrain is a report from the rough spots at the front edge of a science.
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- Ergodebooks (US)
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- SONG0374517940
- Title
- In Suspect Terrain
- Author
- John McPhee
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used: Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0374517940
- ISBN 13
- 9780374517946
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984-01-01
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