Book Review: Geology of the American Southwest W. Scott Baldridge Cambridge University Press, 2004. 296 pages. Hardcover: ISBN 0521816394, $70. Softcover: ISBN 0521016665, $24
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Research Article| November 01, 2004 Book Review: Geology of the American Southwest W. Scott Baldridge Cambridge University Press, 2004. 296 pages. Hardcover: ISBN 0521816394, $70. Softcover: ISBN 0521016665, $24 Walter D. Mooney Walter D. Mooney USGS Menlo Park, California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2004) 75 (6): 751. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.75.6.751 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Walter D. Mooney; Book Review: Geology of the American Southwest W. Scott Baldridge Cambridge University Press, 2004. 296 pages. Hardcover: ISBN 0521816394, $70. Softcover: ISBN 0521016665, $24. Seismological Research Letters 2004;; 75 (6): 751. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.75.6.751 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search In 1846, at the insistence of President James K. Polk, First Lieutenant William H. Emory led a military reconnaissance across the southwestern USA. The journey started in Missouri and ended in San Diego, California. Emory described the dramatic Basin and Range topography thus: “The mountains run from northwest to southeast, and rise abruptly from the plains in long narrow ridges, resembling trap dykes on a grand scale” (cited in A. M. C. Sengor, 2003, Geological Society of America Memoir 196, Boulder, CO, p. 170). Emory's detailed report to the U.S. Congress was published in 1848 and was followed by many... You do not currently have access to this article.Keywords:
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