America’s Mountains: An Exploration of Their Origins and Influences from the Alaska Range to the Appalachians

Hardcover pale gray cloth boards with brown text on the spine and boards protected by a beautiful decorative, unclipped, dustjacket that is in near perfect condition. The spine, boards, and corners, are in near fine condition with all corners sharp and with no blemishes or wear. The binding is straight and tight, hinges are firmly attached with no cracking to the end pagers. Text block is firm with all pages firmly attached. There is a white sticker on the front free endpaper that is assumed to be covering a previous owner name. The interior pages are clean with no tears, no chips, or other previous owner marks. Illustrated with black and white photographs.

In this book "noted science professor Clark Hubler journeys back to prehistoric times in an attempt to explain the less-than mystical origins of North America's magnificent mountains and to anticipate future changes in their evolution. The book begins with an exploration of orogeny, the process of mountain building, which began millions of years ago when a combination of violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions shook the Earth. When the force becomes too great, the land slips, an earthquake occurs and the ruptured landmass begins a slow rise on its way to becoming a full-fledged mountain range."