A.G. Unklesbay is a retired Professor of Geology and a former Vice President of Administration for the University of Missouri System. He is author of numerous books including The Common Fossils of Missouri.
Jerry D. Vineyard is Deputy State Geologist of Missouri and Director of the Missouri State Water Plan. He is author and coauthor of several books, including Springs of Missouri and Geologic Wonders and Curiosities of Missouri.
"The book leaves no major aspect of the state's geology untouched.
. . . As a laymen's guide, Missouri Geology fills an empty niche in
the literature of Missouri's natural history. It is a
glove-compartment guide for anyone who has ever gazed, curious and
uncomprehending, at the layer-cake formations in a highway cut or
construction site."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"If you want an up-to-date, comprehensive, general book that tells
all, look into adding Missouri Geology by A. G. Unklesbay and Jerry
D. Vineyard to your bookshelf. . . . The appeal of the book is that
it reads easily enough that a person without geological education
and without an in-person instructor could take this book and give
himself a pretty sound basic education."--River Hills Traveler
"If you want to know more about the geology of Missouri, read
Missouri Geology. . . . Written in non-technical language, the book
is a combination of historical, cultural and economic aspects of an
entrancing state."--St. Joseph News-Press
"This book is a 'popular geology' of Missouri. . . . It is
authoritative and comprehensive, as well as up-to-date.
Professional geologists traveling through Missouri or professors
planning field trips will find it useful, and . . . beginning
geology students and interested non-professionals should be able to
read, understand, and learn."--Journal of Geological Education
"Tightly written and with no academic flab to speak of, Missouri
Geology is well illustrated with photos and tables, managing a few
surprises along the way. . . . But, the real pleasure in the book
is not in the statistics or historical facts, but in learning why
things in nature happen the way they do."--Columbia Daily Tribune
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