Washoe County Library System

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...

The fascinating story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world's first geological map and ultimately became the father of modern geology. In 1793 William Smith, a canal digger, made a startling discovery that was to turn the fledgling science of the history of the earth -- and a central plank of established Christian religion -- on its head. He noticed that the rocks he was excavating...

An updated title provides information on earth's origin, the shaping of the continents, the forming of rocks, erosion, earth's geological history, and the impact of the oceans and rivers.

An educational program about Earth's geology, introduces a number of geologic concepts including : basin & range, continental crust, crustal spread, earthquakes, erosion, exotic terrain, geologic time, glaciers, granite batholiths, MOHO, pillow lava, plate tectonics, rifts, subduction zones, volcanic activity, and xenoliths.

Describes the geology, evolution, and beauty of the Grand Canyon by leading the reader down the Bright Angel Trail.