Awards
- Commended for Connecticut Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2010
Overview
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 development into an agricultural power house, and iron ores discovered in the western highlands helped trigger its manufacturing eminence. The Statue of Liberty, a quintessential symbol of America, rests on Connecticut's Stony Creek granite. Geology not only shaped the state's physical landscape, but also provided an economic base and played a cultural role by inspiring folklore, paintings, and poems. Illuminated by 50 illustrations and 12 color plates, Stories in Stone describes the marvel of Connecticut's geologic diversity and also recounts the impact of past climates, earthquakes, and meteorites on the lives of the people who made Connecticut their home.
Full Product Details
Author: Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Imprint: Wesleyan University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9780819568915
ISBN 10: 0819568910
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 20 August 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Stories in Stone digs deep and hits gold. De Boer excavates a quarry of geologic delight about the Connecticut landscape and its human history. The stories he unearths give life to Connecticut's hills, valleys, and inscrutable depths."" MICHAEL BELL, author of The Face of Connecticut: People, Geology, and the Land"""
Stories in Stone digs deep and hits gold. De Boer excavates a quarry of geologic delight about the Connecticut landscape and its human history. The stories he unearths give life to Connecticut's hills, valleys, and inscrutable depths. MICHAEL BELL, author of The Face of Connecticut: People, Geology, and the Land
Author Information
JELLE ZEILINGA DE BOER is the Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science emeritus at Wesleyan University and author, with D.T. Sanders, of Volcanoes in Human History (2002) and Earthquakes in Human History (2005).
