Geo-Texas
Subtitle: a guide to the earth sciences
By: Eric R. Swanson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series ;; no. 18
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Earth sciences -- Texas.
Description: Geo-Texas succeeds in bringing together astronomy, geology, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental studies in a highly informative, one-of-a-kind guide to earth sciences in the Lone Star State.

Eric R. Swanson draws on the latest scientific findings in treating the natural history of Texas from the oldest known rock, through the age of the dinosaurs, to the geologic present, and from the early development of Texas' water and land resources to the current crisis of environmental pollution.

In examining Texas natural sciences - and the abiding connection between Texans and their physical surroundings - Geo-Texas is engagingly anecdotal and draws freely on the wry humor with which Texans have always observed and regarded their environment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.