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The EXTENSIVELY REVISED 3rd edition of DINOSAURS,
DUNES, AND DRIFTING CONTINENTS
The geohistory of the Connecticut Valley
The Geology of the
Connecticut River Valley, by Richard D. Little, 2003, 180 pages,
8.5 X 11 inches, color cover (Will Sillin's "In the Late Triassic"),
abundantly illustrated with maps, diagrams, and photos; plus a bit
of humor, too. From plate tectonics to dinosaur discoveries to Lake
Hitchcock's deltas and dunes, plus geologic resources and hazards;
this book has it all. And it includes a "Where To See It"
appendix to guide you to field sites from the Valley's head to mouth;
plus a glossary and index.
Reviewers comment "marvelous"
- L. Margulis, UMass; "excellent" J. Skehan, BC.
ISBN: 9616520-7-1
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EXPLORING
THE BERKSHIRE HILLS:
A Guide to Geology and Early Industry
in the Upper Housatonic Watershed
by Ed Kirby of Sharon, CT.
160 p., full-color cover, spiral wire binding,
60# booktext paper, well illustrated with historic
and recent photographs & diagrams
After introductory chapters on Berkshire geology, Author Ed Kirby
takes you to some of the most scenic and interesting sites throughout
the Berkshires of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. As you
take the 25 field tours, which include roadside geology, hikes and
short walks, you gain field experience with local geology and also
appreciate the role geology played in the industrial and historical
development of the region. With some humor and excellent illustrations,
Ed presents the making of rocks and landscape, the workings of blast
furnaces, localities of iron ore, glass sand, and clay. Quotes and
stories from Longfellow, Melville, Hawthorne, and Wharton are interspersed
with descriptions of unconformities, great faults, waterfalls, and
mountaintop vistas.
This book is a strong seller since not only is it an interesting
and useful guide to the region for both tourists and natives, it
combines clear writing and excellent photographs and illustrations
for a unique, multidisciplinary look at the region.
ISBN 0-9616520-4-7
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VIDEO
PROGRAM 1:
THE FLOW OF TIME
500
Million Years of Geohistory in the
Connecticut River Valley
Richard
D. Little, 1994
Digitally reedited & revised 2000, 45 minutes
(Includes a 7 min. program "Introduction to the Rock Cycle")
With animations and a bit of humor, geologist-educator Richard Little
takes you through the amazing events of the last 500 million years
in the Connecticut River Valley region, and shows you why this is
the best place to study geology in the world. Learn about glacial
Lake Hitchcock, unique armored mud balls and take a tour of the
dinosaur resources of the Amherst College Pratt Museum and Dinosaur
State Park, Rocky Hill, CT. This video has been seen by thousands
and is in use in classrooms from upper elementary school through
college.
"A ten-million-years-a-minute thriller!"
- Sy Montgomery, Boston Globe Columnist
ISBN 0-9616520-3-9
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VIDEO
PROGRAM 2:
THE RISE AND FALL OF LAKE HITCHCOCK
New Englands Greatest Glacial Lake
Richard D. Little, 2000
45 min., digitally edited
Prof. Richard Little hosts this 45-minute program, filled with air
views, diagrams, animations, spectacular glacial locations from
Canada to Alaska, some humor, and interviews with important geologists,
investigating such things as groundwater, varved clay, concretions,
sand dunes, pingos, and the nature and destruction of the Lake Hitchcock
dam in central Connecticut. You will see how Lake Hitchcock was
the most important event to shape the natural and human history
of the Connecticut Valley.
ISBN 0-9616520-5-5
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Contact Information
Earth View LLC
Geology Education Products and Services
C/O Prof. Richard D. Little
6 Grand View Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027-1075
Phone / Fax (413) 527-8536
rdlittle2000@aol.com
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