Missouri Geology: Three Billion Years of Volcanoes, Seas, Sediments, and Erosion [Paperback]

Intended for the general reader, Missouri Geology is a well-illustrated introduction to the fascinating geology of Missouri. 

 "The book leaves no major aspect of the state's geology untouched. . . . As a laymen's guide,Missouri Geologyfills an empty niche in the literature of Missouri's natural history. It is a glove-compartment guide for anyone who has ever gazed, curious and uncomprehending, at the layer-cake formations in a highway cut or construction site."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"This book is a 'popular geology' of Missouri. . . . It is authoritative and comprehensive, as well as up-to-date. Professional geologists traveling through Missouri or professors planning field trips will find it useful, and . . . beginning geology students and interested non-professionals should be able to read, understand, and learn."--Journal of Geological Education

"Tightly written and with no academic flab to speak of,Missouri Geologyis well illustrated with photos and tables, managing a few surprises along the way. . . . But, the real pleasure in the book is not in the statistics or historical facts, but in learning why things in nature happen the way they do."--Columbia Daily Tribune

"If you want an up-to-date, comprehensive, general book that tells all, look into addingMissouri Geologyby A. G. Unklesbay and Jerry D. Vineyard to your bookshelf. . . . The appeal of the book is that it reads easily enough that a person without geological education and without an in-person instructor could take this book and give himself a pretty sound basic education."--River Hills Traveler

"If you want to know more about the geology of Missouri, readMissouri Geology. . . . Written in non-technical language, the book is a combination of historical, cultural and economic aspects of an entrancinglC$