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Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of Pacific Northwest Landscapes
Ellen Morris Bishop
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Description for Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of Pacific Northwest Landscapes
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 599.
The Pacific Northwest is a region defined by its geology as much as its rugged coastline, drippy westside forests, fertile farms, and canyoned eastside grasslands. These landscapes have been forged by volcanoes, crumpled by faults, and sculpted by water and ice. But the Northwest’s geologic DNA is rooted in volcanic activity. From the ancient lavas of Washington’s Selkirks, to the world-class flood-basalts that dominate the Columbia Basin, to the restless peaks of the High Cascades, the thunder of volcanic eruptions echoes through the ages.
In Living with Thunder, geologist and photographer Ellen Morris Bishop offers a fascinating and up-to-date ... Read more
The Pacific Northwest is a region defined by its geology as much as its rugged coastline, drippy westside forests, fertile farms, and canyoned eastside grasslands. These landscapes have been forged by volcanoes, crumpled by faults, and sculpted by water and ice. But the Northwest’s geologic DNA is rooted in volcanic activity. From the ancient lavas of Washington’s Selkirks, to the world-class flood-basalts that dominate the Columbia Basin, to the restless peaks of the High Cascades, the thunder of volcanic eruptions echoes through the ages.
In Living with Thunder, geologist and photographer Ellen Morris Bishop offers a fascinating and up-to-date ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870717482
SKU
V9780870717482
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About Ellen Morris Bishop
Ellen Morris Bishop is the author of four books including the award-winning In Search of Ancient Oregon. She holds a Ph.D. in geology from Oregon State University, USA with a specialty in the oldest, accreted terranes of eastern Oregon. When not teaching or writing, she is often in the field, camera in hand, documenting the geographically rich region through her ... Read more
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