Research Catalog

Title

Windows into the earth : the geologic story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks / Robert B. Smith and Lee J. Siegel.

Author

Smith, Robert Baer, 1938-

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2000]

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Details

Additional Authors

Siegel, Lee J.,

Description

xii, 242 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 27 cm

Summary

"These two parks are windows into the Earth's interior, revealing the violent power of the dynamic processes within. In Windows into the Earth Robert Smith and Lee Siegel offer guidance through this terrain, bringing to life the grandeur of these geologic phenomena as they reveal the forces that have shaped - and continue to shape - the greater Yellowstone-Teton region. Over seventy illustrations - including fifty-two in full color - illuminate the beauty of the landscape, while two final chapters provide driving tours of the parks to help visitors enjoy and understand the regions' wonders."--Jacket.

Subject

• Geologie
• Geologie
• Geology
• Geology > Grand Teton National Park
• Geology > Yellowstone National Park
• Grand Teton National Park
• Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)
• Grand Teton National Park
• United States
• United States > Yellowstone National Park
• Wyoming
• Wyoming > Grand Teton National Park
• Yellowstone National Park
• Yellowstone National Park

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A Land of scenery and violence -- In the wake of the Yellowstone hotspot -- Cataclysm! -- The Hotspot reaches Yellowstone -- How Yellowstone works -- The Broken earth -- Why the Tetons are grand -- Ice over fire -- Glaciers carve the landscape -- Future disasters -- Grand Teton tour -- Yellowstone tour -- Internet sites.

ISBN

• 0195105966
• 9780195105964
• 0195105974
• 9780195105971

LCCN

99022287

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library