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A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice

A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice

Glassley, William E.

Paperback

Travel GeneralEnvironmental StudiesGeology

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1942658346
ISBN13: 9781942658344
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Published: Feb 13 2018
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.60 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.40
Language: English

JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED NATURAL HISTORY BOOK

A scientist experiences primordial wonders and the wisdom of solitude in one of Earth's wildest and most endangered places

Greenland, one of the last truly wild places, contains a treasure trove of information on Earth's early history embedded in its pristine landscape. Over numerous seasons, William E. Glassley and two fellow geologists traveled there to collect samples and observe rock formations for evidence to prove a contested theory that plate tectonics, the movement of Earth's crust over its molten core, is a much more ancient process than some believed. As their research drove the scientists ever farther into regions barely explored by humans for millennia--if ever--Glassley encountered wondrous creatures and natural phenomena that gave him unexpected insight into the origins of myth, the virtues and boundaries of science, and the importance of seeking the wilderness within.

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