Cairns: Messengers in Stone

by David B. Williams

Book Overview

Praise for author David B. Williams:

"Makes stones sing" --Kirkus Reviews
"Williams's lively mixture of hard science and piquant lore is sure to fire the readers' curiosity" --Publisher's Weekly

*Part history, part folklore, part geology
* Features charming black-and-white illustrations

From meadow trails to airy mountaintops and wide open desert, cairns -- those seemingly random stacks of rocks -- are surprisingly rich...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594856818
• ISBN13: 9781594856815
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.3"