Bretz's Flood The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood |
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| Author:
| Soennichsen, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57061-505-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books
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| Imprint: | Seal Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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Channeled Scablands, between Idaho and the Cascades, is a unique landscape of basalt cliffs, dry waterfalls, canyons, and coulees. Legendary geologist J Harlen Bretz was the first to explore the area, starting in the 1920s. This dramatic book tells the story of this scientific maverick — how he came to study the region, his radical theory that a flood of biblical proportions created it, and how a campaign by the mainstream geologic community tried to derail him for pursuing...
More DescriptionChanneled Scablands, between Idaho and the Cascades, is a unique landscape of basalt cliffs, dry waterfalls, canyons, and coulees. Legendary geologist J Harlen Bretz was the first to explore the area, starting in the 1920s. This dramatic book tells the story of this scientific maverick — how he came to study the region, his radical theory that a flood of biblical proportions created it, and how a campaign by the mainstream geologic community tried to derail him for pursuing an idea that satellite photos would confirm decades later.