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Wright, George Frederick

 
9781332602094: Man and the Glacial Period (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Discover how ancient ice shaped continents and rivers, and what that means for our planet’s history. This book assembles wide-ranging evidence to trace the Glacial period’s reach across North America, Europe, and Asia, with clear explanations for how landscapes were formed.

The work presents a careful look at glacial evidence from expert researchers, showing how gorges, terraces, and sediments tell the story of ice, erosion, and deposits. It frames a big question about whether the Glacial period happened in a single block of time or as a sequence of events, using data from river valleys, loess deposits, and buried channels. The discussion stays grounded in observable details and avoids speculation, offering readers a solid view of how scientists reconstruct Earth’s past.


  • How glacial ice moved through major river baselines and sculpted valleys

  • What loess and gravel deposits reveal about climate and landscape change

  • Evidence from North America and Europe about timing and continuity of glacial episodes

  • How preglacial erosion and subsequent ice-dams may have shaped ancient waterways



Ideal for readers curious about geology, paleoclimatology, and the long history of the Earth’s ice ages, this edition supports a deeper understanding of how environments prepare for human settlement.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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