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Author: David T. Dockery III ,
David E. Thompson ,
Governor Phil Bryant
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 5.30cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 3.357kg
ISBN: 9781496803139
ISBN 10: 1496803132
Pages: 692
Publication Date: 30 April 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
This magnificent book will be a fundamental resource for every geologist and paleontologist working or interested in the Gulf Coast. Its beautiful and abundant illustrations, combined with exhaustive and authoritative yet very readable text, make it a landmark in our understanding of the stunningly diverse and important geology of this section of the country. The authors' broad and deep expertise is evident on every page. They have produced a model for how to write seriously about regional geology for a wide audience in the early twenty-first century. It is a remarkable achievement. --Warren D. Allmon, director, Paleontological Research Institution, and Hunter R. Rawlings III Professor of Paleontology, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
If you want to know why Mississippi is built the way it is, then look no further. For more than 600 pages, they tell you all that you would ever want to know about our geologic history. It is a fascinating read. And for those looking ahead to what I predict will be one of the next major political battles--how we use and conserve our underground water-- The Geology of Mississippi explains in great detail where the aquifers are located, how they got there, and what may become of them. You can almost see where the political lines will be drawn based on geology explained by Dockery and Thompson. The Geology of Mississippi is a great one-stop shop for anything you may want to know about our state's environmental history. --Jere Nash, coauthor of Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2008, Second Edition ; Mississippi Fried Politics: Tall Tales from the Back Room ; and America's Great Storm: Leading through Hurricane Katrina
Author Information
David T. Dockery III, Clinton, Mississippi, is a registered professional geologist and the Surface Geology Division Director for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. His work has appeared in Mississippi Geology, Palaios: Nature, Pala?ontologie, and Compass, among others. David E. Thompson, Jackson, Mississippi, is a registered professional geologist and supervising geologist in the Surface Geology Division at the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. His work has appeared in Geological Society of America, Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, and Mississippi Geology, among others.
