Of Rock and Rivers: Seeking a Sense of Place in the American West

by Ellen E. Wohl

This beautifully written and deeply personal collection of essays paints a progressive view of the American West as seen by a geologist. Ellen Wohl traces her twenty years of living and conducting research in the natural landscapes of the West as she investigates the conflict between environmental history and widely held romanticized views of the region. Wohl grew up in Ohio, subscribing to a common perception of the American West as an unchanged...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520257030
• ISBN13: 9780520257030
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.7" x 8.3"