Minnesota's Geologist: The Life of Newton Horace Winchell

by Sue Leaf

The story of the scientist who first mapped Minnesota's geology, set against the backdrop of early scientific inquiry in the state

At twenty, Newton Horace Winchell declared, "I know nothing about rocks." At twenty-five, he decided to make them his life's work. As a young geologist tasked with heading the Minnesota Geological and Natural History Survey, Winchell (1839-1914) charted the prehistory of the region, its era of inland...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517901685
• ISBN13: 9781517901684
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"