The Romance of Modern Geology
Edwin Sharpe Grew
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
From the series, The Library of Romance, this book introduces the reader to the modern geology of the 1909, with topics that include the building and shaping of the earth, the action of weather, rivers, seas and ice on the earth, earthquakes and volcanoes, and, of course, dinosaurs and other extinct animals. - Summary by Ann Boulais (8 hr 8 min)
Chapters
The Building of the Earth | 22:29 | Read by Availle |
The Earth's Shape | 19:25 | Read by Availle |
Effects of Weather on the Earth's History | 17:03 | Read by djloves2talk |
Records Left by Rivers | 16:36 | Read by Cerennes |
Records Left by the Sea | 16:19 | Read by Cerennes |
Cold and Ice on the Earth | 20:36 | Read by Lori Arsenault |
The Fire-Hardened Rocks | 18:48 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Earth at its Beginning | 11:05 | Read by Aiden J-H |
The Childhood of the Earth | 18:55 | Read by Christoph Stangenberg |
The Earth as the Abode of Life | 17:17 | Read by jenno |
Life in Other Worlds | 15:56 | Read by Jeremy Clark |
The Hardening of Rocks | 14:37 | Read by Owlivia |
Earthquakes on Geology | 20:09 | Read by Christoph Stangenberg |
Some Famous Earthquakes | 28:45 | Read by Piotr Nater |
The Causes of Earthquakes | 32:09 | Read by Steve C |
Volcanoes and Mountain Formation | 33:41 | Read by jenno |
Families of Rocks and Their Descendants | 26:27 | Read by jenno |
How the Coal Beds were Laid Down | 21:31 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Age of Reptiles | 14:53 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Age of Reptiles, continued | 15:38 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Chalk Period | 18:27 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Age of Mammals | 25:17 | Read by Rita Boutros |
The Ice Age | 28:50 | Read by Rita Boutros |
The Kingdom of Man | 13:42 | Read by BettyB |