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

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Robert B. Smith (Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, USA) Lee J. Siegel (Science writer for The Salt Lake City Tribune, Science writer for The Salt Lake City Tribune, USA)

Windows into the Earth

The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

Robert B. Smith (Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, USA), Lee J. Siegel (Science writer for The Salt Lake City Tribune, Science writer for The Salt Lake City Tribune, USA)

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Oxford University Press Inc
27 April 2000

Historical geology; The Earth: natural history general

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, forming unusually large glaciers to carve the landscape. It also created 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. These two parks, with their majestic mountains, dazzling geysers, and picturesque hot springs, are windows into the Earth's interior, revealing the violent power of the dynamic processes within. 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 shaped--and continue to shape--the greater Yellowstone-Teton region. Over seventy illustrations--including fifty-two in full color--illuminate the

breathtaking beauty of the landscape, while two final chapters provide driving tours of the parks to help visitors enjoy and understand the regions wonders.

Fascinating and informative, this book affords us a striking new perspective on Earth's creative forces.

By: Robert B. Smith (Professor Department of Geology and Geophysics Professor Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Utah USA), Lee J. Siegel (Science writer for The Salt Lake City Tribune, Science writer for The Salt Lake City Tribune, USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 252mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780195105971
ISBN 10: 0195105974
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 27 April 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface ; 1. A Land of Scenery and Violence ; 2. In the Wake of the Yellowstone Hotspot ; 3. Cataclysm! The Hotspot Reaches Yellowstone ; 4. How Yellowstone Works ; 5. The Broken Earth: Why the Tetons are Grand ; 6. Ice Over Fire: Glaciers Carve the Landscape ; 7. Future Disasters ; 8. Grand Teton Tour ; 9. Yellowstone Tour ; References

Robert B. Smith is a professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah and a fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the Geological Society of America. He has spent his career studying the Yellowstone-Teton region. Lee J. Siegel has written about science since 1976, most recently as science editor of The Salt Lake Tribune. He contributed to the Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption by The Daily News of Longview, Washington, and in 1996, he won the Utah Seismic Safety Commissions first annual Outstanding Contribution to Earthquake Safety in Utah Award.

Reviews for Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

<br> 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<p><br>