the Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood.
First Statement of Responsibility
John Soennichsen
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sasquatch Books
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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(305 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
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Contents; Preface; An Introduction to the Scablands; 1; 2; 3; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; About the Author.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Conventional geologic thinking always said that the landscape between Idaho and the Cascade Mountains -- a unique place characterized by gullies, coulees, and deserts -- was created over millions of years by rivers that had long since gone dry. Science professor J Harlen Bretz (who made up his own name and intentionally didn't use a period after J), thought otherwise. Based on extensive research and keen observation, he believed this area had been scoured in a virtual instant by a massive flood. Because Bretz was a gadfly in the scientific community and his idea sounded like an attempt to prove.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.)