| Description |
xi, 243 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color) ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Falcon guides |
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Falcon guide.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Getting started -- Understanding geology -- Immediate survival -- Shelter from the storm -- Staying warm -- Safe water -- Original tools -- Metal tools -- Medicine from rocks -- Improving the homestead -- Civilization -- Back to the land and beyond. |
| Summary |
"The Practical Geologist traces the impact of geology on the first toolmakers in their trek toward civilization and details how understanding geology allowed for advances in agriculture, construction, weaponry, and the arts. Using full-color pictures, tables, diagrams, and simple language, The Practical Geologist covers the basics of geology and applies them directly to everyday situations, serving as a practical guide to co-existing in the physical world"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Geology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Wilderness survival -- Guidebooks.
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Geology. (OCoLC)fst00940627
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Wilderness survival. (OCoLC)fst01175202
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks. (OCoLC)fst01423871
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Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Romaine, Garret. Practical geologist Essex, Connecticut : Falcon, [2022] 9781493062140 (DLC) 2022012095 |
| ISBN |
9781493062133 (cloth) |
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1493062131 (cloth) |
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9781493062140 (epub) |
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