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Overview

The land between Idaho and the Cascade Mountains in Eastern Washington is characterized by dramatic coulees, gullies, and deserts-in geologic terms, it is a wholly unique place on the earth. J Harlen Bretz was the iconoclastic geologist who peered back in time to answer the riddle of how this land came to be. Defying the conventional wisdom of his peers, Bretz saw a landscape that had been scoured by a flood of unprecedented scale. Bretz's Flood is the remarkable story of how one geologist, using old-fashioned methods of measurement, observation, and scientific deduction, figured out what everyone else had failed to see, and persevered against the odds to change the course of geologic ...

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The land between Idaho and the Cascade Mountains in Eastern Washington is characterized by dramatic coulees, gullies, and deserts-in geologic terms, it is a wholly unique place on the earth. J Harlen Bretz was the iconoclastic geologist who peered back in time to answer the riddle of how this land came to be. Defying the conventional wisdom of his peers, Bretz saw a landscape that had been scoured by a flood of unprecedented scale. Bretz's Flood is the remarkable story of how one geologist, using old-fashioned methods of measurement, observation, and scientific deduction, figured out what everyone else had failed to see, and persevered against the odds to change the course of geologic history.

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J Harlen Bretz was an unusual geologist: more than a maverick-turned-icon, more than a conscientious and thorough field worker, and more than a demanding professor, he also had a remarkable sense of humor and the strength to persevere despite professional obloquy. Author Soennichsen (Live! From Death Valley) delivers a vivid portrait of the man whose pioneering work began by accident, when a 1921 summer field trip to the Cascade Mountains fell through. Instead, Bretz led his students on foot through the Washington Scablands around Spokane, and returned every summer after with his students and family to map, measure, and record the unique terrain-including the gigantic "ship" of eroded basalt at Grand Coulee and the dried remains of the world's largest waterfall. Bretz's conclusions, of a massive flood unlike anything ever observed, met with intense opposition (largely from those who never observed the Scablands in person). Only over time, and with the advent of aerial photography, were Bretz's ideas confirmed; it's now known that glacial Lake Missoula drained dozens of times, each time unleashing a vast flood across the Pacific Northwest. Soennichsen's book explores a fascinating life in science, and should have appeal for Pacific Northwesterners and science buffs. 20 b&w photos.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781570615054
  • Publisher: Sasquatch Books
  • Publication date: 10/1/2008
  • Pages: 320
  • Product dimensions: 8.78 (w) x 5.74 (h) x 0.86 (d)

Meet the Author

John Soennichsen is the author of Live! From Death Valley. He lives in Cheney, WA.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to the Scablands

Pt. 1 First Steps

Ch. 1 Birth of an Obsession 3

Ch. 2 Bright Prospects and Early Disappointments 21

Ch. 3 Chicago: The Early Years 43

Ch. 4 Baraboo, Boulderstrewn, and Booze 55

Pt. 2 Wandering the Scablands

Ch. 5 A Toe in the Water 77

Ch. 6 Diving In 103

Ch. 7 Parting the Waters 123

Ch. 8 A Deluge of Evidence 143

Ch. 9 Swimming Upstream 169

Ch. 10 To the Brink and Back Again 189

Pt. 3 The Trail to Absolution

Ch. 11 Putting the Scablands Behind Him 215

Ch. 12 Following a Path to the Sea 235

Ch. 13 The Scablands After Bretz 249

Notes 271

Bibliography 283

Photography and Illustration Credits 286

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  • Posted November 11, 2008

    Superb narrative about a perceptive and diligent geologist

    Having seen a fascinating PBS program several years ago about the cataclysmic glacial Lake Missoula floods that shaped the so-called scabland landscape of eastern and central Washington State, I was excited when I found out that this book had been written. Soennichsen's book is first-rate, written in a readable style that will appeal to science and general non-fiction buffs alike. Not being a geologist myself, I especially liked the author's technique of quoting a descriptive scientific passage and then stepping back to explain that concept with greater clarity so that any reader could understand it. Soennichsen's own map, drawings, and photographs are timely and illustrative as well. In the end, the story is driven by J(no period!) Harlen Bretz himself. Bretz's quirky personality and his dogged pursuit of scientific truth in the face of more conservative geologic opinions make this book not only an interesting biography but a detective story of sorts, too. The appeal of Soennichsen's book should not be relegated to those who live in the Pacific Northwest. The author, by deftly studying and researching his subject, has written a book with universal appeal that shows one man's tenacity, despite great odds. I highly recommend this book!

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