The Story of a Boulder: Or Gleanings from the Notebook of a Field Geologist (1858) is a book written by the Scottish geologist, Archibald Geikie. It is a narrative of his experiences as a field geologist, exploring the geology of Scotland and other parts of Europe. The book is structured as a series of sketches and essays, each describing a particular geological feature or event that Geikie encountered during his travels. The central focus of the...