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1972
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At the convergence of the states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico lies the red rock country of the Colorado Plateau. The magnificent canyonlands of the region are the natural result of centuries of erosion by rivers, with their tools of suspended sand and gravel, and by heat and cold and rain. Relentlessly through the ages the rivers have carved the Plateau, exposing to our view the records of departed deserts and seas. Algal flats and small...
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There is one place on our planet where nearly two billion years of natural history are set forth in a unique and breathtaking display: the region of the Grand Canyon, 80,000 square miles of the most spectacular terrain on Earth. So vast is this geological wonder, so endlessly rich in variety and contrast, that the best efforts of countless photographers have never quite succeeded in conveying its true dimensions -- until now.
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"This new edition of Donald L. Baars's classic The Colorado Plateau incorporates new text, maps, photographs, figures, tables and bibliography to provide the most up-to-date geology of the red rock and canyon country of the Four Corners of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Baars's geological summary of the canyonlands is detailed enough to satisfy a geologist looking for an overview of the region yet clearly enough written to appeal to anyone...
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