Bibliograph

Ground truth, a geological survey of a life, Ruby McConnell

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Ground truth, a geological survey of a life, Ruby McConnell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ground truth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Ruby McConnell

Sub title

a geological survey of a life

Summary

"Part natural history, part memoir-in-essays, Ground Truth is a moving portrait of the forces and landscapes that have shaped a region and the people who live there. In McConnell’s complex, brutal, and beautiful Northwest, geology frequently comes to bear upon human lives, challenging notions of the region as a wild, untouched, and abundant landscape and forcing us to see ourselves as subject to these same processes. The book illuminates the central role of landscapes in our ideas of home and self despite the growing disconnect between modern lifestyle and the environment. Written with a scientifically-driven female voice, McConnell’s timely and significant work reveals how the landscapes we inhabit can also help us better understand ourselves and our relationship to the ground beneath our feet."--Amazon.com

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