Regional geomorphology of the United States
By: [by] William D. Thornbury.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 609
Subjects: Geology -- United States; Physical geography -- United States
First sentence: "The birth of a science or subscience is usually difficult to date."   -   (Chapter 1, Page 1)
Description: A University-Level Course Textbook written for academic courses in The Regional Geomorphology of the United States, by William D. Thornbury of the Geology Department of Indiana University. This Text is a synthesis work combining previous works in the fields of Geomorphology and Physiography.
The author indicates that his intention is to provide a core text for college and university courses in Regional Geomorphology, and to serve as a survey overview of United States Regional Geomorphology for non-specialists in the field of Earth Sciences.