Geological Sciences in the Antebellum South
204 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
27
Paperback
Release Date:15 Jun 2014
ISBN:9780817357986
Nine essays that provide detailed information about the early geological exploration of the southeastern United States
Originally presented under the aegis of the Geological Society of America, these essays cover observations and studies made between 1796 and the 1850s. Each essay includes fascinating biographic sketches of the author, a bibliography, and an index.
Originally presented under the aegis of the Geological Society of America, these essays cover observations and studies made between 1796 and the 1850s. Each essay includes fascinating biographic sketches of the author, a bibliography, and an index.
James X. Corgan served as chairman of the Geology Department at Austin Peay State University and was the author of Vertebrate Fossils of Tennessee and Geology in Antebellum Tennessee and coauthor of Tennessee’s Prehistoric Vertebrates, Natural Bridges of Tennessee, and Radiometric Ages of Tennessee Rocks.
