The Catskills in the Ice Age, Revised Edition (Paperback)

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"Read this book and take it with you as a field guide to the Catskills' famous vistas." -- Frank Knight, New York State Conservationist, February 1997

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To someone who knows how to read the landscape, the Catskills generate fabulous images of ice, glacial lakes, and fossil rivers roaring through the valleys--the Catskill Mountains as we know them are the legacy of massive forces. Virtually all Catskill mountain villages are built where they are because glaciers made some of the land habitable; our best agricultural lands are the floors of glacial lakes; much of our recreational hiking and climbing leads to scenery carved by the passing ice. The glaciers that covered these mountains did not in themselves produce art, literature, or environmental ethics, but here they created a setting that inspired all three. That is the story of "The Catskills in the Ice Age."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Purple Mountain Press; 2 Revised edition (March 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930098413
• ISBN-13: 978-1930098411
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #804,385 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glaciers in the Catskills!, November 26, 2007

By	Anne McKenzie Hunter "thehunter8" (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

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Anyone who is interested in geology and the Catskill Mountains region will find this book fun. The author is almost passionate about the glaciers and
related processes that determined the landscape of this area. I used this book successfully to visit some of the sites he talks about, and it worked well. I only wish it was longer and more detailed.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Robert Titus' "The Catskills In the Ice Age", January 13, 2001

By	"mcs_devlgrl" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Catskills in the Ice Age (Paperback)

This book is one that I am required to read for a class this year (earth science, of course). I find that it is rather boring and think that the author doesn't explain the geological terms very well. I'm also not liking this book because I have to write quarterly reports about it, but that's another story entirely. Though it is a somewhat difficult reading level because of the ambiguously defined terms, this book would be goodfor someone with a more extensive knowledge of geology than I have. Its companion volume, The Catskills: A Geological Guide is aother one you may want to consider purchasing along with it if you nbuy this one.