New Haven's Sentinels: The Art and Science of East Rock and West Rock

by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer

The innovations in art and geology inspired by two classic Connecticut landmarks

West Rock and East Rock are bold and beautiful features around New Haven, Connecticut. They resemble monumental gateways (or time-tried sentinels) and represent a moment in geologic time when the North American and African continents began to separate and volcanism affected much of Connecticut. The rocks attracted the attention of poets, painters, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819573744
• ISBN13: 9780819573742
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.3" x 8.3"