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East 40 Degrees
Jack Williams
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Description for East 40 Degrees
Paperback. The Appalachian mountain chain once contained the most dramatic mountains on earth. This title examines a succession of beautiful towns along this cordillera, from Alabama through fifteen states to the coast of Maine, revealing how their diverse cultural and geological history were instrumental in forming each town's distinctive character. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; RG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1188.
The Appalachian mountain chain once contained the highest and most dramatic mountains on earth. Worn down over time, these mountains still hold some of the most diverse climactic zones and singular geological formations in existence. In ""East 40 Degrees: An Interpretive Atlas"", Jack Williams examines a succession of beautiful but little-known towns along this cordillera (a term descended from the Latin chorda, meaning ""braided rope""), revealing in their layers of history and geography how both their diverse cultural and social circumstances and their geological history were instrumental in forming each town's distinctive character. Referring to the spatial orientation of the ... Read more
The Appalachian mountain chain once contained the highest and most dramatic mountains on earth. Worn down over time, these mountains still hold some of the most diverse climactic zones and singular geological formations in existence. In ""East 40 Degrees: An Interpretive Atlas"", Jack Williams examines a succession of beautiful but little-known towns along this cordillera (a term descended from the Latin chorda, meaning ""braided rope""), revealing in their layers of history and geography how both their diverse cultural and social circumstances and their geological history were instrumental in forming each town's distinctive character. Referring to the spatial orientation of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813925851
SKU
V9780813925851
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About Jack Williams
Jack Williams is Professor and Chair of Landscape
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