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Subterranean twin cities /

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0816645973

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0816667810

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1299948863

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9780816645978

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9780816667819

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9781299948860

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9780816645978

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b752926

Title Proper

Subterranean twin cities /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Greg Brick.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Minneapolis :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Minnesota Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xvii, 226 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction -- The geology of the sewers -- The early caves. Quest for the inner sanctum : Carver's Cave at midnight ; A wild goose chase through the sewers : the hunt for Fountain Cave -- Buried rivers. The urban Nile : the subterranean streams of St. Paul ; Among the Spice Islands : Minneapolis's underground rivers -- The great sandbox. The cave under the castle : Brewery caves ; The medieval temples of Mushroom Valley : St. Paul's west side ; Velvet underground : abandoned sand mines -- The milling district. Subterranean Venice : Minneapolis's mill tunnels ; Boat ride to oblivion : Chute's Cave ; Down the rabbit hole : Nicollet Island caves -- Utilities. A lonely day under the mortuary : the Fort Road labyrinth ; Behind the silver door : utility labyrinths -- Pluto's kingdom. Lost world : Schieks Cave ; The big white : Channel Rock Cavern -- Sources and further reading -- Publication history -- Index.

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"Subterranean Twin Cities is a treasure--a book for the Tom Sawyer in all of us. Greg Brick is one of those few persons with the unique talent to write expertly about his adventures, bringing readers along with him on hands and knees."--Steve Thayer, author of Saint Mudd and The WeathermanWe tend to send things underground that we are not interested in ever seeing again. Sewage. Garbage. In the past, we have used the underground to age such provisions as cheese and beer. In Subterranean Twin Cities, geologist, historian, and urban speleologist Greg Brick takes us on an adventurous, educational.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

OverDrive, Inc.

Stock Number

22573/cttbr82x

Stock Number

F31A0CCD-8D07-4C21-A4A7-2515D86B17F0

Title

Subterranean twin cities.

International Standard Book Number

9780816645978

Caves-- Minnesota-- Minneapolis, Guidebooks.

Caves-- Minnesota-- Saint Paul, Guidebooks.

Underground areas-- Minnesota-- Minneapolis, Guidebooks.

Underground areas-- Minnesota-- Saint Paul, Guidebooks.

Caves.

SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geography.

SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geology.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Regional Studies.

Underground areas.

Minneapolis (Minn.), Guidebooks.

Minnesota, Guidebooks.

Saint Paul (Minn.), Guidebooks.

Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Minnesota, Saint Paul.

Minnesota.

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SCI-- 031000

SOC053000

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Edition

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Book number

Brick, Greg A.

Date of Transaction

20201204122938.0

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