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Product Description This new edition of Donald L. Baars's classic The Colorado Plateau incorporates new text, maps, photographs, figures, tables, and bibliography to provide the most up-to-date geology of the red rock and canyon country of the Four Corners of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Baars's comprehensive geological summary of the canyonlands is detailed enough to satisfy a geologist looking for an overview of the region yet clearly enough written to appeal to anyone interested in learning the scientific story behind this magnificent scenic area. Review A readable crash course on the natural history of the Southwest. -- The Albuquerque Tribune Anyone who wants a thorough introduction to the Colorado Plateau . . . should acquire this clearly written geologic history. -- Science Books and Films If you love the Colorado Plateau country . . . youll love it more with Donald Baars as your guide. -- Daily Oklahoman From the Inside Flap Written with the general reader in mind, this is the updated edition of the classic on the geology of the red rock and canyon country of the Fours Corners region of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. From the Back Cover Written with the general reader in mind, this is the updated edition of the classic on the geology of the red rock and canyon country of the Fours Corners region of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. About the Author Donald L. Baars retired from the Kansas Geological Survey with forty years' experience as a geologist and guide on the Colorado Plateau, and he is the author of several books on the geology of the area. He resides in Lawrence, Kansas.