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Channeled Scablands, between Idaho and the Cascades, is a unique landscape of basalt cliffs, dry waterfalls, canyons, and coulees. Legendary geologist J Harlen Bretz was the first to explore the area, starting in the 1920s. This dramatic book tells the story of this scientific maverick -- how he came to study the region, his radical theory that a flood of biblical proportions created it, and how a campaign by the mainstream geologic community tried to derail him for pursuing an idea that satellite photos would confirm decades later.

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{John Soennichsen} balances lively anecdote with solid scientific fact to make this an engaging and informative read. -- Kitsap Sun, January 2009 <br> Any science library strong in geology will find it a winner. The Midwest Book Review, January 2009

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