Making of a Continet

by Ron Redfern

Book Overview

Examining California's formative years, this innovative study seeks todiscover the origins of the California dream and the social, psychological, andsymbolic impact it has had not only on Californians... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812910796
• ISBN13: 9780812910797
• Release Date: October 1983
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great entertainment for the lay person

Couldn't put it down. Liked the logical progression and the variety of information. I didn't know how scattered the bits of continents are! Fascinating.

Probably the best geology book for lay persons

Ron Redfern is a superb writer and peerless photo editor. This book is surely the capstone of his career to date. Although the subject matter examined is broad and complicated, the book is very well organized and seamlessly drafted. With the exception of a few typographical errors, the information presented is highly accurate. The genius of the work lies in the fact that, despite having to examine complex problems in geology, the author so deftly explains these matters that the reader is never left confused or at a loss. As to the magnificent color photographs, both large and small, each follows the text closely, and each is accomapnied by an explanatory, locational note. The beauty of many of the pictures is breathtaking. Additionally, accompanying diagrams are thoughtful and informative. Redfern's masterpiece covers the history and nature of the North American tectonic plate. It is a virtual textbook of plate tectonics. Discussion is divided into several chapters covering the origin of the plate, its relation to other plates, especially the Baltic and African plates, and then into sections describing each part of the plate. Chapters include as subjects such varied areas as the Mississippi delta, the Canadian Shield, the Colorado Plateau, and the Appalachians. You will be endlessly fascinated by the marvelous photos and detailed text, and it seems something new is learned upon each rereading of the book The book is small coffee-table in size, and would form a proud display in anyone's home. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for lay persons interested in geology, and the book is highly useful for professional and academics in the field of geology, as well. If you want to enjoy reading and learning about the forces that make our marvelous planet operate, this is the book to get. Have fun!

Classic book on plate tectonics.

This is a fabulous book describing how the continents were formed. I am a salesperson with no scientific background and I loved Ron Redfern's descriptions, pictures and especially graphics and timelines. I understood it. Wonderful. I wish he had written another.