The Mountainous West - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mountainous West write by William Wyckoff. This book was released on 1995-01-01. The Mountainous West available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Traditional interpretations of the American West have concentrated on the importance of its aridity to the region's cultural evolution and development. But the West is marked by a second fact of physical geography that distinguished it (from the experiences of settlers) from the east. As pioneers struggled with the climate west of the hundredth meridian, they were also confronted by mountains strewn across the region and offering their own set of limitations and opportunities. This volume focuses on these green islands of the Mountainous West that have witnessed patterns of settlement and development distinct from their lowland neighbors. In thirteen essays, the contributors address the mountains by means of five themes: the mountains as barriers to movement, islands of moisture, a zone of concentrated resources, an area of government control, and a restorative sanctuary. The focus ranges from California's Sierra Nevada to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Utah, and Montana. William K. Wyckoff is an associate professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University. He is the author of The Developer's Frontier: The Making of the Western New York Landscape and of articles in many journals, including The California Geographer, Social Science Journal, Geographical Review, and Journal of Historical Geography. Lary M. Dilsaver is a professor in the Department of Geology and Geography, University of South Alabama. The author, with William Tweed, of Challenge of the Big Trees: A Resource History of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, he has also written articles in journals such as Geographical Review, Annals of Tourism Research, and Yearbook of the Association of Pacific CoastGeographers.
Geology of the Great Plains and Mountain West
Geology of the Great Plains and Mountain West - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Geology of the Great Plains and Mountain West write by Cynthia Light Brown. This book was released on 2011-12-01. Geology of the Great Plains and Mountain West available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Answering intriguing questions such as Why does the largest river system in North America meander across the middle of the continent? and How does such a system relate to the rugged Rocky Mountains?, this fun-filled book delves into the majestic Great Plains region. The chapters concisely clarify the interrelated subjects of terrain, climate, and the great movements of the earth itself while illustrating the important changes that are still occurring in the area’s rivers, lakes, plains, and unpredictable weather. Brimming with fascinating facts, educational sidebars tell how earthquakes in New Madrid, Missouri caused waves to go upstream in the Mississippi River; why and how tornadoes form; and how invasive species are threatening the Great Lakes and what people are doing about it.
Bats of the Rocky Mountain West
Bats of the Rocky Mountain West - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bats of the Rocky Mountain West write by Rick Alan Adams. This book was released on 2003. Bats of the Rocky Mountain West available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Table of contents
Foraging the Mountain West
Foraging the Mountain West - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Foraging the Mountain West write by Thomas J. Elpel. This book was released on 2014. Foraging the Mountain West available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Foraging the Mountain West is a guide to harvesting and celebrating nature's abundance.
Fire Mountains of the West
Fire Mountains of the West - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fire Mountains of the West write by Stephen L. Harris. This book was released on 2005. Fire Mountains of the West available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For general readers or seasoned geologists, Fire Mountains of the West begins with an introduction to volcanoes, the processes that create them, and the glaciers that sculpt them. The heart of the book is a fascinating biography of each of the major volcanoes of the Cascades and Mono Lake area. Dramatic photos and illuminating maps and diagrams illustrate the visible features and hidden activity of these volcanoes. From the subterranean lava tube caves of the Medicine Lake volcano to the fire-and-ice formation of Mount Garibaldi, from the cataclysmic collapse of Crater Lake to the incinerating blast of modern Mount St. Helens, and from deadly volcanic gas presently killing trees at Mammoth Mountain to massive mudflows waiting to burst from Mount Rainier, this book brings to life in dynamic, crystal-clear language the geologic story of our western mountainscape.
