The Nevadaplano - Eggleston, E. W.

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Résumé :
The Nevadaplano is an essay accompanied by more than 40 photos that describes Buzz Eggleston's effort to understand the geology of the place where he has lived for most of the past four decades, California's Mother Lode in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journey took years, and the territory grew. He traveled across parts of five states, read scientific texts and technical papers, and interviewed leading geologists. What he discovered is that the surface geology that draws our interest is created by forces far deeper in the earth, the crash of the Farallon and North American tectonic plates. This dramatic and still-unfolding story, beginning tens of millions of years ago, helps us better understand the scenic marvels of today's American West and perhaps we get a glimpse of its distant future....

Biographie:
E.W. (Buzz) Eggleston is not a geologist. He's a journalist, the retired editor of twoMother Lode newspapers, The Union Democrat in Sonora, Tuolumne County, and the Calaveras Enterprise, based in San Andreas, Calaveras County. His interest in geology was inspired when, as a rookie reporter in 1980, he was assigned to cover the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state. His retirement in 2013 allowed him to travel the West with his wife Karen, towing a travel trailer and camping in beautiful places. It also meant freedom to indulge in researching natural and cultural history. He also enjoys photography and writing without deadlines....