Keith heyer meldahl biography of michael

"The writing is so conversational that it's hard to believe this is science [...] Meldahl has captured the wonder, as well as the facts that produced it [the geologic world of the American West] in this vaguely unsettling (so much activity in what we depend on to be still and solid) and enlightening book."
– The Atlantic

"A fascinating guide to the formation of the West [...] Informative and highly readable, Rough-Hewn Land belongs on the shelf of any Westerner curious about how that stunning view through the windshield came to be."
– Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"In this absorbing book, Meldahl takes readers on a 1000-mile-long field trip back through more than 100 million years of deep time to explore America's most spectacular and scientifically intriguing landscapes [...] A good introduction to the geology of the region."
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