Dinosaurs, Dunes, and Drifting Continents
Author : Richard D. Little
Publisher : Earth View (MA)
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 30,64 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN :
A Field Guide to Geology
Author : David C. Roberts
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 44,58 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780618164387
Book Description
With more than 130 color photographs and 170 drawings, this book shows how to read geological history: plate movements, earthquakes, glaciers, rivers, seas, and other forces that have shaped the earth over millions of years. Each geological region of eastern North America is described vividly and illustrated with detailed maps and cross sections. Highway tours tell where to go to find the best examples of each kind of formation.
Emily Dickinson in Context
Author : Eliza Richards
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 28,86 MB
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1107434106
Book Description
Long untouched by contemporary events, ideas and environments, Emily Dickinson's writings have been the subject of intense historical research in recent years. This volume of thirty-three essays by leading scholars offers a comprehensive introduction to the contexts most important for the study of Dickinson's writings. While providing an overview of their topic, the essays also present groundbreaking research and original arguments, treating the poet's local environments, literary influences, social, cultural, political and intellectual contexts, and reception. A resource for scholars and students of American literature and poetry in English, the collection is an indispensable contribution to the study not only of Dickinson's writings but also of the contexts for poetic production and circulation more generally in the nineteenth-century United States.
A Field Guide to the Connecticut River
Author : Patrick J. Lynch
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0300264208
Book Description
The first comprehensive natural history guide to the Connecticut River and its environs, with more than 750 illustrations The Connecticut River, New England's longest and most historic river, originates in northern New Hampshire and wends more than four hundred miles to Long Island Sound. It forms the border between Vermont and New Hampshire and widens significantly as it makes its way through Massachusetts and Connecticut. The Connecticut River Valley is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the eastern United States, and more than two million people live in the watershed. Renowned naturalist Patrick J. Lynch offers readers an expansive guide to this majestic region with more than 750 original maps, photographs, and illustrations. Organized around environments rather than particular locations, the book includes geological overviews and descriptions of common plants and animals. Lynch also explains the landscape's environmental history as well as the effects of centuries of human interventions and the growing fallout from climate change. This indispensable guide not only brings the Connecticut River's ecology and pivotal role in American history to life but instills a deeper appreciation for the river's diverse and abundant beauty.
Stories in Stone
Author : Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 40,48 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0819572470
Book Description
In a series of entertaining essays, geoscientist Jelle Zeilinga de Boer describes how early settlers discovered and exploited Connecticut's natural resources. Their successes as well as failures form the very basis of the state's history: Chatham's gold played a role in the acquisition of its Charter, and Middletown's lead helped the colony gain its freedom during the Revolution. Fertile soils in the Central Valley fueled the state's development into an agricultural power house, and iron ores discovered in the western highlands helped trigger its manufacturing eminence. The Statue of Liberty, a quintessential symbol of America, rests on Connecticut's Stony Creek granite. Geology not only shaped the state's physical landscape, but also provided an economic base and played a cultural role by inspiring folklore, paintings, and poems. Illuminated by 50 illustrations and 12 color plates, Stories in Stone describes the marvel of Connecticut's geologic diversity and also recounts the impact of past climates, earthquakes, and meteorites on the lives of the people who made Connecticut their home.
My Little Dinosaur
Author : Ilse-Margret Vogel
Publisher : Western Publishing Company
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 15,84 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Dinosaurs
ISBN : 9780307605719
Book Description
The Curious Naturalist
Author : Sy Montgomery
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,37 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1608934349
Book Description
Boston Globe nature columnist discusses the lovelorn messages sent by singing insects on autumn evenings, the messages contained in spiderwebs, the effects of winter snow on the way sound travels, the way all life depends on the unusual structure of water, and much more. Most fun is the author's description of ways to interact with other creatures (e.g., teaching wild birds to eat out of your hand).
These Trees Tell a Story
Author : Noah Charney
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 18,40 MB
Release : 2023-05-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0300271298
Book Description
A deeply personal master class on how to read a natural landscape and unravel the clues to its unique ecological history Structured as a series of interactive field walks through ten New England ecosystems, this book challenges readers to see the world through the eyes of a trained naturalist. With guided questions, immersive photography, and a narrative approach, each chapter adds layers of complexity to a single scene, revealing the millions of years of forces at play. Tying together geology, forest ecology, wildlife biology, soil processes, evolution, conservation, and more, Noah Charney shows how and why landscapes appear in their current forms. Charney’s stories and lessons will provide anyone with the necessary investigative skills to look at a landscape, interpret it, and tell its story—from its start as rock or soil to the plants and animals that live on it. Ultimately, Charney argues, by critically engaging with the landscape we will become better at connecting with nature and ourselves.
Bulletin
Author : State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 23,86 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Book Description
The series includes Biennial report of the commissioners of the State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut.
Plan for Implementing the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act in the Connecticut River Watershed [CT,MA,VT,NH]
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 45,34 MB
Release : 1995
Category :
ISBN :
