The Ice-age History of Alaskan National Parks [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

Elias, Scott A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560984244 ISBN 13: 9781560984245

Verlag: Smithsonian Books, 1995

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Book by Scott A Elias

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Reseña del editor:

Focusing on more than 30,000 years of Alaskan prehistory, The Ice-Age History of Alaskan National Parks vividly describes the geology, climate, ancient plant and animal life, and human presence in four of Alaska's national parks and preserves - Denali, Kenai Fjords, Glacier Bay, and Bering Land Bridge. Scott A. Elias uncovers a time when glaciers shaped the landscape, gouging out valleys, carving cirques and peaks, and leaving moraines that blocked rivers and formed lakes. Using fossils as "witnesses" of past environments, he recreates the bogs and steppe tundra where caribou, moose, saber-toothed cats, and mammoths reigned 35,000 years ago.
This guidebook presents a unique perspective for the modern traveler. Geared toward the general reader, it is the first in a series that will also survey the prehistory of the Rocky Mountain and Southwest national parks.

Biografía del autor:

Scott A. Elias is a fellow of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, and a research associate at the University of Alaska Museum.

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• Verlag: Smithsonian Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1560984244
• ISBN 13: 9781560984245
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224