Mountains of Saint Francis Discovering the Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth

Name: Mountains of Saint Francis Discovering the Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth
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ISBN: 9780393061857

ISBN-10: 039306185X

ISBN-13: 9780393061857

Edition: 2008

Authors: Walter Alvarez

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The major new work by the best-selling author ofT. Rex and the Crater of Dooma fascinating exploration of the earth's history. Walter Alvarez and his team made one of the most astonishing scientific discoveries of the twentieth centurythat an asteroid smashed into the earth 65 million years ago, exterminating the dinosaurs. Alvarez had the first glimmer of that amazing insight when he noticed something odd in a rock outcrop in central Italy. Alvarez now returns to that rich terrain, this time to take the reader on an excavation of the earth's distant past. We encounter the volcanoes that formed the Seven Hills of Rome; majestic limestone mountains that formed millions of years agounder…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.60" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Prelude



Assisi



Assisi in the Winter



Rome



An Invitation to Rome



Witness to the Volcanic Fires of Rome



The Quest for the Ancient Tiber River



Siena and Gubbio



Siena and the Discovery of Earth History



Gubbio and the Chronology of the Past



The Apennines



From Winter Storm to Earth Storm



Rocks for Building a Mountain Range



Distant Thunder from the Alps



The Approach of Destiny



Paroxysm in the Apennines



Tearing the Apennines Apart



Salt Crisis



Beyond Plate Tectonics


Epilogue


Notes


Illustration Credits and Notes


Glossary


Acknowledgments


Additional Reading


Index