New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1983.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (very inconspicuous previous owner's name, minor edgewear to dj.). First printing. The second in McPhee's series of books about the geology of the United States; in this, he travels with a geologist from Brooklyn, New York thru the Appalachian Mountains to Indiana observing the land and theories of plate tectonics & glaciation. Chart endpapers. 210 pp.

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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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Bookseller: Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 75712
Title: IN SUSPECT TERRAIN.
Author: McPhee, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover first edition -
Book Condition: Used - Near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (very inconspicuous previous owner's name, minor edgewear to dj.)
Jacket Condition: near fine
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0374176507
ISBN 13: 9780374176501
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: (1983.)
Keywords: new york, appalachia, indiana, plate tectonics,
Bookseller catalogs: Geology and physical sciences;

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