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Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
 
 
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Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Paperback)

~ Robert B. Smith (Author), Lee J. Siegel (Author) "It was the busy summer season in Yellowstone National Park, a beautiful moonlit night with 18,000 people in the park's campgrounds and hotels and thousands..." (more)
Key Phrases: caldera explosion, sign turnout, eastern trough, Jackson Hole, Teton Range, Hebgen Lake (more...)
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"Good coverage of volcanism, tectonism, glaciation. Beautiful photos. Great field trip guides and references. Up to date."--Robert J. Carson, Whitman College

"The book has more than 70 illustrations, including 52 in color. The final two chapters outline a driving tour of the parks to help visitors enjoy and understand the region's wonders. Smith and Siegel offer expert guidance through this awe-inspiring terrain."--Great Falls Tribune

"The photographs and diagrams are spectacular.Two interesting driving tours that cover both parks introduce readers to some of the most spectacular scenery in the country and are entertaining and informative. Windows Into The Earth bridges the gap between the highly technical analyses--of the Yellowstone hotspot, volcanism and active fault dynamics--and publications written for general audiences."--American Scientist

"The spectacular geysers and hot springs of Yellowstone are the world's best. They are in part the remains of a gigantic volcanic explosion 630,000 years ago that was a thousand times larger than the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens. They also portend future volcanic action in this beautiful wonderland. Geologist Smith and science writer Siegel team up to tell the exciting story of how Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks came to be."--Bob Decker, former director of the U.S. Geological Surveys Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Professor Emeritus, Dartmouth College, and Barbara Decker, science writer

"Windows represents the most contemporary and complete story of the geology and geophysics of Jackson Hole and Yellowstone. It will set a benchmark and should have a shelf life of geological proportions."--Jackson Hole NewsR


"Geologist Smith and science writer Siegel team up to tell the exciting story of how Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks came to be."--Bob Decker, former director of the U.S. Geological Surveys Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Professor Emeritus, Dartmouth College, and Barbara Decker, science writer

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Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot, a huge column of hot and molten rock rising from the Earth's interior that traced a 50-mile wide, 500-mile-long path northeastward across Idaho. Generating cataclysmic volcanic eruptions and large earthquakes, the hotspot helped lift the Yellowstone Plateau to more than 7,000 feet and pushed the northern Rockies to new heights, creating the jewel of the U.S. national park system: Yellowstone. Meanwhile, forces stretching apart the western U.S. created the mountainous glory of Grand Teton National Park. Smith and Siegel offer expert guidance through this awe-inspiring terrain, bringing to life the grandeur of these geologic phenomena as they reveal the forces that have shapedand continue to shapethe greater Yellowstone-Teton region. Over seventy illustrations, including fifty-two in full color, illuminate the beauty of the landscape, while two final chapters provide driving tours of the parks to help visitors enjoy and understand the region's wonders.

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (May 25, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195105974
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195105971
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #201,419 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #23 in  Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Geology > Volcanology
    #28 in  Books > Travel > United States > States > Wyoming > Yellowstone

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5.0 out of 5 stars Indiana Jones, Eat Your Heart Out, June 1, 2000
By Holly Hunt (Portland, Or) - See all my reviews
This treasure will turn "topography" into a household word. Dedicated to a fellow geologist recently killed by an avalance while conducting fieldwork, "Windows" is a slick and dramatic feature presentation of volcanism, earthquakes, and geysers. Superb maps and graphs colorfully illustrate variable stratae formed through the eons. An informal and friendly text is scholarly without being stuffy. The writers establish a tone of substance and humor as they discuss multiple upheavals that created Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. This is the kind of book that will impress early rock-ologists and even be hoarded by their more secretive, sedimental parents. The writing never "dumbs down" but is lucid with factual attention to landscape formation without snubbing the human astonishment that continually witnesses it. Thanks to geologist Smith and naturalist journalist Seigel, the book is threaded with lively accounts from park rangers, tourists, and waitresses at the Old Faithful Inn. Appeals to romantics and literalists alike. Studded with beautiful, full-color photographs. Every page is hefty and sleek to the touch, a feast for the eye as well as the brain. Kind of a wonder-book for anyone who seeks the phenomenal in terra firma.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Windows is excellent, May 3, 2000
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Windows into the Earth is a fantastic book! It is excellent reading for geologist and non-geologist alike. Easy to understand descriptions of the geophysical processes that shape the Yellowstone area, and nice full color pictures and diagrams to help the explanations along. You'll have to visit Yellowstone after reading it to see it in a whole new light.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An indispensible visitor guide, March 9, 2002
By Jerald R Lovell (Clinton Township, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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A friend loaned me this book two months ago. I haven't returned it yet. It is simply the best book on these two parks that I have ever read. The authors accurately portray the very considerable geological power present in each park, and yet do not manage to make either park a fearful place to be avoided. Instead, their writing is a persuasive invitation to visit these wonderful manifestations of nature for an extended period. I was particularly impressed by the visitor's tour set out near the end of the book. I took a part of that tour in 1994, and the narrative is very accurate. I will certainly use my OWN copy of the book when I go back again this autumn. (I don't want anyone to think I don't return borrowed books!) This book is an absolute musthave-mustread for anyone going to the parks or interested in the geological processes that have made the West. Enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Geology Book On Greater Yellowstone
I work as a guide in Grand Teton Park and I love to visit Yellowstone. This book is the best I've read on the geology of the area. Read more
Published 3 months ago by W. E. Baehr

2.0 out of 5 stars Disjointed, repetitive, and disappointing
I was looking for a good geologic history book after finishing John McPhee's excellent "Annals of a Former World. Read more
Published on April 11, 2007 by A disappointed reader

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Geologic Review
This is an excellent book on the interesting geology of the Yellowstone ecosystem, an area that covers not only the park but a substantial area around it extending to the south to... Read more
Published on July 30, 2005 by GEORGE R. FISHER

5.0 out of 5 stars It is also good to review geology
I chose this book for my final project in geology class because I was interested in Yellowstone National parks though I have never been to, and this book was very good not only to... Read more
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