In Suspect Terrain Annals of the Former World 2
by [McPhee, John]
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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.
Product Details
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux Brand
- Jan 1, 1984 Pub Date:
- 9780374517946 ISBN-13:
- 0374517940 ISBN-10:
- 208.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.15 in * 0.56 in * 5.73 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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