About the Author

JELLE ZEILINGA DE BOER is Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Emeritus at Wesleyan University and the author of Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture. JOHN WAREHAM is the video production manager at Wesleyan University.

Reviews

"A beautiful and sensitive evocation of the role that the dramatic landscape of New Haven played in shaping the culture and art of that city, and beyond that to the foundations of American painting and the nascent science of geology in the nineteenth century. In a fascinating selection of paintings and diagrams, a master earth scientist documents the stages whereby the inhabitants of the region reshaped not only their natural environment but also their fundamental understanding of the forces that had wrought the land in which they dwelled."--Leo J. Hickey, professor of geology, Yale University

"A beautiful and sensitive evocation of the role that the dramatic landscape of New Haven played in shaping the culture and art of that city, and beyond that to the foundations of American painting and the nascent science of geology in the nineteenth century. In a fascinating selection of paintings and diagrams, a master earth scientist documents the stages whereby the inhabitants of the region reshaped not only their natural environment but also their fundamental understanding of the forces that had wrought the land in which they dwelled."--Leo J. Hickey, professor of geology, Yale University

"Though geared to those interested in New Haven and to art aficionados, this book will also more than satisfy academic researchers. The well-written, beautifully illustrated volume provides descriptions and analyses of West Rock and East Rock, New Haven's physical icons. ... Highly recommended (for) all academic, general, and professional audiences interested in Connecticut geology."--L. Yacher, Choice