Volcano Cowboys
Subtitle: The Rocky Evolution of a Dangerous Science
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: July 14, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780312208813
Subjects: Volcanology; Science; Nature/Ecology; Earth Sciences - Geology; Earthquakes & Volcanoes; Geophysics; Science / Environmental Science; Environmental Science; 20th century; History; Research; Volcanoes; Volcanological research
First sentence: Just below the timberline, where the snowfields stopped and the forest began, at an altitude of forty-five hundred feet on the north flank of Mount St. Helens, Rick hoblitt laid down his cantankerous rock drill and his overstuffed backpack.
Description: Explores the sometimes deadly science of volcanology, showing how the discipline has evolved since the Mount St. Helen's eruption, and describing the dangerous conditions under which its researchers work.