Earth Features and their Meaning 



A Textbook for Cultural Courses on General Geology 



By WILLIAM HERBERT HOBBS 



Professor of Geology, University of Michigan 



Profusely illustrated, 8vo, $3.00 



"The purpose of 'Earth Features and their Meaning,' by Professor 

 W. H. Hobbs, is primarily to furnish a readable work on miscellaneous 

 topics of modern geology and physical geography. In his preface the 

 author lays stress on the fact that the book is a series of readings to stimu- 

 late the traveler to appreciate the landscape wherever he may go. A 

 special emphasis is laid upon earthquakes, volcanoes, the work of water, 

 desert processes, and glaciers. . . . 



"The book is noteworthy for the importance given to the experimental 

 method in geology, for good reading references at the end of each chapter, 

 for an unusually good analysis of weathering and the surface processes of 

 dry regions, such as dune accumulations in the deserts, and for original 

 treatment of glaciation." — Nation. 



"The subject-matter is presented in such an interesting and intelligent 

 manner that the general reader and student will receive from its study such 

 an understanding of the subject that he will be able, in his travels, to recog- 

 nize many of the earth's features about which he has read. The landscapes 

 which are represented are very largely those which are along the routes of 

 travel. Much stress has been placed on the dependence of the chief geo- 

 logical processes of a region, upon the general climatic conditions there 

 existing, . . . 



"This is a book which should be possessed by every teacher of earth 

 science and geology, whether in secondary school or college. It deserves 

 and doubtless will have a large circulation." — School Science and Mathe- 

 matics. 



"The book is an excellent reference volume for students who are in- 

 terested in a simple outline of geology. The volume has been tested in class 

 work and should prove its worth." — Bulletin of American Geographical 

 Society. 



Characteristics of Existing Glaciers 



Illustrated, cloth, 8vo, $3.25 



"Every geographer and geologist interested in ice will appreciate these 

 clear descriptions and excellent illustrations of the earth's great glaciers — 

 they make up into a most presentable book." — Nature. 



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