Of Rock and Rivers: Seeking a Sense of Place in the American West
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (595 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520257030 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Most Poetic Scientist David M. Schlom The old adage that you can't judge a book by its cover doesn't hold true here. The lovely cover photograph is just a hint of the joys to be found inside.My daughter suggested that I read this lovely book by Ellen Wohl -- who is a Professor of Geology at Colorado State. Her specialty is fluvial geomorphology. In every day terms this means how moving water shapes a landscape over time. The book is a marvel of beautiful, poetic writing that will fill your min. "thought-provoking" according to LF Photographer. I think that this book should be mandatory reading for anyone who contemplates moving to the southwest United States. Wohl is an excellent observer of the landscape and writes convincingly of the landscape and the consequences of man's interaction with it. Not all of the book deals with the interaction of humanity and the landscape, but my strongest memories of the book are the stories of the foolish things that people have done when placing their homes or. Great Book on Rivers and Living in the West Kristen Lodge I read this book in just a few days. It is a great story about caring about rivers and where you live. It is a perfect mix of science, love of place, and being inspired to care about a place.
Moving to Arizona, she became enthralled with how the landscapes and ecosystems of the West have undergone change, both through geologic time and during the historical era of European settlement. This beautifully written and deeply personal collection of essays paints a progressive view of the American West as seen by a geologist. Ellen Wohl traces her twenty years of living and conducting research in the natural landscapes of the West as she investigates the conflict between environmental history and widely held romanti
It reads like a beautiful novel."--"Deseret News""Geomorphology may not have a mother, but Of Rock and Rivers proves that Ellen Wohl is the field's sharp-eyed daughter."--"Earth Magazine""This book has all the qualities to make us appreciate even more the riches nature has to offer."--G. --G. Cornelissen-Guillaume"The Key Reporter" (06/17/2011)This book has all the qualities to make us appreciate even more the riches nature has to offer. Cornelissen-Guillaume"The Key Reporter" (06/17/2011)" . "Wohl writes clearly and with appreciation about the west