{"product_id":"cataclysms-on-the-columbia-the-great-missoula-floods-paperback","title":"Cataclysms on the Columbia: The Great Missoula Floods - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Eliot Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarjorie Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eCataclysms on the Columbia\u003c\/cite\u003e tells two stories. One follows geological research that challenged the scientific paradigm of the early 20th century, and the other chronicles the result of that research: the discovery of powerful prehistoric floods that shaped the Pacific Northwest. The cataclysms at the end of the last Ice Age left a scabland of buttes, dry falls, and rocky gorges, but it took the detective work of geologist J Harlen Bretz to prove it to the world. His lifetime of research and unshakeable belief changed geology forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Eliot Allen coauthored the first edition of \u003ccite\u003eCataclysms on the Columbia\u003c\/cite\u003e with Marjorie Burns. He was Professor Emeritus of Geology at Portland State University, a lifelong student of the Columbia Gorge, and author of \u003ccite\u003eThe Magnificent Gateway\u003c\/cite\u003e, a detailed guide to its geology. He passed away on December 17, 1996, at the age of 88 following an illustrious career as a field geologist, professor, and writer. All three of the authors are native Oregonians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarjorie Burns is an author, traveler, and lover of minor adventures, as well as Professor Emeritus at Portland State University. Her main area of expertise is nineteenth-century British literature, though she has also published extensively on J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction and scholarship. She lives with her husband in Washington State at the base of a Cascade volcano and rock climbs, cycles, or kayaks when she's freed from writing and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Burns is a professor of geology at Portland State University with research interests that include engineering geology, environmental geology, soils, landslides, geomorphology, and Quaternary geology. When not teaching, he serves on various geological committees and has written numerous articles, chapter contributions, and books. He has taught in Switzerland, New Zealand, Washington, Colorado, and Louisiana before coming home to Oregon. His first book was \u003ccite\u003eEnvironmental, Groundwater, and Engineering Geology: Applications from Oregon\u003c\/cite\u003e (1998). At PSU he has received the Distinguished Faculty Award and the George C. Hoffman Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769984024864,"sku":"9781932010312","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e5cb39999bfce3e06a7c5343d0d07c93.webp?v=1780361775","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cataclysms-on-the-columbia-the-great-missoula-floods-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}