The Restless Northwest
Subtitle: A Geological Story
Publisher: Washington State University
Published: March 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780874222500
Subjects: United States - State & Local - General; Science; Regional Geology; History; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Geology; Northwest, Pacific
Description: "The Restless Northwest provides a brief, easy-to-follow overview of the geologic processes that shaped the Northwest.".

"One of the attractions of the Northwest is its varied terrain, from the volcanic Cascade Range to the flood-scoured scablands of eastern Washington and the eroded peaks of the northern Rockies. These vast differences are the result of a collision of the old and the new. The western edge of Idaho was once the edge of ancient North America; as eons passed, a jumble of islands, mini-continents, and sediment piled up against the old continental edge, gradually extending it west to the present coastline.".

"Hill Williams uses an informal conversational style to explain complex processes to a general readership. He enlivens the story of long-ago geologic events with fascinating asides on everything from enormous undersea tube worms to the Willamette meteorite, the largest ever found in the United States."--BOOK JACKET.