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in suspect terrain
in suspect terrain
Author: john mcphee
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 illumintating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and, in cont...  more »
ISBN: 304366
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 210
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Publisher: FSG
Book Type: Paperback
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Discusses geology of New York and Pennsylvania, specifically along Interstate 80. Immensely entertaining, similar in style to his other books. Unlike his other books, he brings some skepticism to the Plate Techtonic theories. Helps to have a little background in geology.


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