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Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture (Garnet Books)
Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
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| #806240 in Books | Wesleyan | 2009-07-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x1.10 x6.10l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 176 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent!|By MikeN|This is a small, but thoroughly engaging book. It describes sites in my locale, the CT/New England area, and expands my sense of local history and sense of place. Boer delightfully relates examples of the impact of the underlying geology of a region on the human history playing out on the surface of the land. A perfect case study concerns the "Moodus nois||
“…this book is a delight for any Connecticut resident, visitor, or anyone who wants to learn how the geology of a region can influence its development. This book will be required reading for my students from now on.”—Mark Evans, <
In a series of entertaining essays, geoscientist Jelle Zeilinga de Boer describes how early settlers discovered and exploited Connecticut’s natural resources. Their successes as well as failures form the very basis of the state’s history: Chatham’s gold played a role in the acquisition of its Charter, and Middletown’s lead helped the colony gain its freedom during the Revolution. Fertile soils in the Central Valley fueled the state’s develop...
You easily download any file type for your device.Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture (Garnet Books) | Jelle Zeilinga de Boer. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.