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Over the mountains : an aerial view of geology / Michael Collier ; foreword by John S. Shelton.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Aerial view of geologyPublication details: New York : Mikaya Press, c2007.Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. (col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 1931414181
  • 9781931414180
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Contents:
View looking down -- Mountains from the ground up -- Mountains of America -- Mountains past and future -- Photo locations -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: Geology is thrilling. It's the Earth in all its splendor. Unfortunately, geology texts rarely communicate that sense of excitement. Enter Michael Collier, geologist, writer and one of America's premier aerial photographers. For over 20 years, he has piloted his Cessna 180 to inaccessible locations and returned with stunning photographs that lay bare the Earth's workings. Over the Mountains, the first book in Michael Collier's new series, focuses on geology's most spectacular subject in a most spectacular way. It includes: Detailed and breathtaking large-format color photographs covering the geology of every major mountain range in the United States Clear, easy-to-understand text, diagrams and captions that explain and illuminate the geologic processes shown in the photographs. After exploring the pages of Over the Mountains, readers will never think of mountains -- or geology -- in the same way again.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Introducing An Aerial View of Geology series.

Geology is thrilling. It's the Earth in all its splendor. Unfortunately, geology texts rarely communicate that sense of excitement.

Enter Michael Collier, geologist, writer and one of America's premier aerial photographers. For over 20 years, he has piloted his Cessna 180 to inaccessible locations and returned with stunning photographs that lay bare the Earth's workings.

Over the Mountains , the first book in Michael Collier's new series, focuses on geology's most spectacular subject in a most spectacular way. It includes:

Detailed and breathtaking large-format color photographs covering the geology of every major mountain range in the United States Clear, easy-to-understand text, diagrams and captions that explain and illuminate the geologic processes shown in the photographs.

After exploring the pages of Over the Mountains , readers will never think of mountains -- or geology -- in the same way again.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

View looking down -- Mountains from the ground up -- Mountains of America -- Mountains past and future -- Photo locations -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Geology is thrilling. It's the Earth in all its splendor. Unfortunately, geology texts rarely communicate that sense of excitement. Enter Michael Collier, geologist, writer and one of America's premier aerial photographers. For over 20 years, he has piloted his Cessna 180 to inaccessible locations and returned with stunning photographs that lay bare the Earth's workings. Over the Mountains, the first book in Michael Collier's new series, focuses on geology's most spectacular subject in a most spectacular way. It includes: Detailed and breathtaking large-format color photographs covering the geology of every major mountain range in the United States Clear, easy-to-understand text, diagrams and captions that explain and illuminate the geologic processes shown in the photographs. After exploring the pages of Over the Mountains, readers will never think of mountains -- or geology -- in the same way again.

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