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A Wilder Time : Notes From a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice by William E. Glassley [Glassley, William E.] is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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"Very few people have spent as much time as William E. Glassley in such deep wilderness. So it would behoove us to pay attention even if he had not brought back such a fascinating, lovely, and useful set of observations. This is a remarkable book." --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Oil and Honey "Glassley exhibits an uncanny ability to put us in the midst of Greenland's vast silence, where he takes us deep into the planet's soul. It is an important and well-told adventure that opens us to life's grand expanse and begs us to follow in spite of the brevity of our existence." --John Francis, author of Planetwalker and The Ragged Edge of Silence "Reminds us of the degree to which climate change is damaging the planet. . . . Urgently recommended!" --Lawrence Millman, author of Last Places and At the End of the World Greenland, one of the last truly wild places, contains a treasure trove of information on Earth's early history embedded in its pristine landscape. Over numerous seasons, William E. Glassley and two fellow geologists traveled there to collect samples and observe rock formations for evidence to prove a contested theory that plate tectonics, the movement of Eart

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Author

William E. Glassley [Glassley, William E.]

Publisher

Bellevue Literary Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781942658351

Category

science

Subjects

Travel, Nature, History

Rating

4.3 / 5 (76 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14