The Pacific Northwest has a dramatic geologic history. It is still a dynamic part of the Earth as both modern volcanic eruptions and earthquakes demonstrate. This special module discusses the historical events that shaped the current geologic phenomena of this unique region, as well as the seismic hazards that will continue to shape its future.
Coverage spans the Coast Ranges and the Klamath Mountains, the Puget Sound-Willamette lowland, the Cascades from northern Washington to northern California, the Columbia Plateau, the Blue Mountains, the Idaho Batholith region, and the Snake River Plain.
Written at a level appropriate for non-majors, the Geology of the Pacific Northwest is designed to complement any introductory earth science, environmental, geologic, or geographic course where discussion of the Pacific Northwest can add relevant context to the regular coursework.
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| About the Author |  |
Dr. E. Kirsten Peters is a native of rural Washington State. She graduated summa cum laude with a degree in geology from Princeton University in 1984. She earned her doctorate from the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at Harvard University in 1990.
Dr. Peters' education emphasized geochemistry and economic geology. She has also done published research in the late-Pleistocene of eastern Washington State. She has published technical articles in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, The Journal of Economic Geology, and other technical publications. She has presented her research at national meetings of The Geological Society of America and the American Geophysical Union. For ten years she taught undergraduate-level geology classes at Washington State University in her hometown of Pullman, Washington.
Dr. Peters has written two non-traditional geology textbooks published with W. H. Freeman and Co., and she recently helped revise Thomson's Essentials of Geology for its current edition. Under the pen-name Irene Allen, she is the author of four murder mysteries published by major New York houses. She currently writes fulltime for the daily newspaper in her hometown, where she specializes in feature stories related to scientific research in all disciplines.
| How Do I Order? | |
Available through Cengage Learning Custom Solutions, installments in the series can be bound into any Thomson Brooks/Cole text to create a more compelling regional edition to help you highlight relevant material.
Order the special Pacific Northwest Regional Edition of the following texts by using the special ISBNs below:
| Author | Title | ISBN |
| 1. Monroe/Wicander/Hazlett | Physical Geology: Exploring the Earth, 6e | 0495242535 |
| 2. Wicander/Monroe | Essentials of Physical Geology 5e with Geology of Pacific Northwest | 0495763357 |
| 3. Monroe/Wicander | Changing Earth: Exploring the Earth and Evolution, 4e | 0495242551 |
| 4. Hyndman/Hyndman | Natural Hazards & Disasters, 2006 Katrina Update | 049524256x |
| 5. Wicander/Monroe | Historical Geology 4e | 0495242586 |
| 6. Pipkin/Trent/Hazlett | Geology & The Environment, 4e | 0495242594 |
| 7. Thompson/Turk | Earth Science and the Environment, 3e | 0495242608 |
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