The Mountain Mystery

The Mountain Mystery PDF Author: Ron Miksha
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781497562387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Fifty years ago, no one could explain mountains. Arguments about their origin were spirited, to say the least. Progressive scientists were ridiculed for their ideas. Most geologists thought the Earth was shrinking. Contracting like a hot ball of iron, shrinking and exposing ridges that became mountains. Others were quite sure the planet was expanding. Growth widened sea basins and raised mountains. There was yet another idea, the theory that the world's crust was broken into big plates that jostled around, drifting until they collided and jarred mountains into existence. That idea was invariably dismissed as pseudo-science. Or "utter damned rot" as one prominent scientist said. But the doubtful theory of plate tectonics prevailed. Mountains, earthquakes, ancient ice ages, even veins of gold and fields of oil are now seen as the offspring of moving tectonic plates. Just half a century ago, most geologists sternly rejected the idea of drifting continents. But a few intrepid champions of plate tectonics dared to differ. The Mountain Mystery tells their story.

The Mountain Mystery

The Mountain Mystery PDF Author: Ron Miksha
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781497562387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Book Description
Fifty years ago, no one could explain mountains. Arguments about their origin were spirited, to say the least. Progressive scientists were ridiculed for their ideas. Most geologists thought the Earth was shrinking. Contracting like a hot ball of iron, shrinking and exposing ridges that became mountains. Others were quite sure the planet was expanding. Growth widened sea basins and raised mountains. There was yet another idea, the theory that the world's crust was broken into big plates that jostled around, drifting until they collided and jarred mountains into existence. That idea was invariably dismissed as pseudo-science. Or "utter damned rot" as one prominent scientist said. But the doubtful theory of plate tectonics prevailed. Mountains, earthquakes, ancient ice ages, even veins of gold and fields of oil are now seen as the offspring of moving tectonic plates. Just half a century ago, most geologists sternly rejected the idea of drifting continents. But a few intrepid champions of plate tectonics dared to differ. The Mountain Mystery tells their story.

The Mountain Mystery

The Mountain Mystery PDF Author: Elaudy Dominguez
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1404271244
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21

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The Mountain Mystery

The Mountain Mystery PDF Author: Elaudy Dominguez
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448835445
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

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Mr. Denis takes the class on a hike up a mountainside to show them something special at the top.

HXAZ VOMS or, The mountain mystery [in verse].

HXAZ VOMS or, The mountain mystery [in verse]. PDF Author: Henry Robert S. Dalton
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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The Mountain Mystery

The Mountain Mystery PDF Author: George Martin Nathaniel Parker
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 129

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Eli Elephant and the Chocolate Mountain Mystery

Eli Elephant and the Chocolate Mountain Mystery PDF Author: Joan E. Frances
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669825647
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25

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Eli Elmar Elephant has made a discovery from a long time ago. He must solve two mysteries before he and his two friends, Parnell Parrot and Mrs. McGooney, go on an adventure that will change their lives.

Monster Mountain Mystery

Monster Mountain Mystery PDF Author: Barbara Ann Philleo
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467860395
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Who would ever imagine a teenage girl and her Chihuahua could find themselves in the middle of a plot for their demise, all the while investigating the mystery of Bigfoot? Molly Wiggins and her fearless dog Taco have become entangled in a mystery that puts them in harm’s way! The ingredients - Molly the average teenager, living with her average family in an average town with her exceptional Chihuahua (he can convey thoughts to Molly), meld into one incredible adventure. Enter witch wanna-be Adele Haddington, who has a potion, spell, or curse for every possible situation. There’s just one problem – Adele’s ineptness brings untold misery upon herself when her spells backfire. Our story takes place in Riverton whose one noteworthy feature is Misty Mountain. The locals have renamed it Monster Mountain because it is thought that Bigfoot roams there. One man in particular, Bob Loring, is researching that possibility, as his father had done before him. The unfortunate thing for Bob is that Adele has him in her crosshairs for a marriage partner. The unaware Molly and Taco are part of that equation. But a surprise awaits Adele as she plans - then executes - her grand scheme!

Mountain Mystery, Fairfax Miasma

Mountain Mystery, Fairfax Miasma PDF Author: Robert L Skidmore
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450246559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 665

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Poppy Gore, a local realtor, discovers the body of a client she had met only once lying on the floor of an isolated cabin on a West Virginia mountaintop with four bullet holes in his chest. Sheriff Billy Jones calls on a fellow law professional, the Chief of the Fairfax Police, who assigns Lieutenant Chase Mansfield of the Criminal Investigations Bureau to the case. The investigation begins with the eccentric Scott family, a clan at war with itself. Mary Scott, the family matriarch, points a finger at Barbara, the tearless widow, and demands that Mansfield arrest the bitch. Barbara indifferently explains that she and Dred Scott, the victim, were legally separated. She denies knowing that Scott had owned a mountain cabin and offers a solid alibi affirmed by a companion, a Russian diplomat with a FBI tail. Before Lieutenant Mansfield can identify the killer, Dreds brother Clayton Scott is murdered in his Fairfax home. High-level corruption, corporate conspiracy, political warfare, and the bitter disintegration of a prominent family greatly complicate the investigation.

Murder in the North Country

Murder in the North Country PDF Author: A. M. Rowlands
Publisher:
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Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Mountain Mysteries

Mountain Mysteries PDF Author: James W. Dean
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1478769173
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233

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This book is a collection of short stories. These stories are inspired by my love for the Appalachian Mountains, and by the mysterious legends that can take on a life of their own. So will you come travel the mountain tops, valleys and hollows of the mysterious Appalachian Mountains. Find a witch on the mountain, walk with a phantom mountain lion, look for a raven in the attic, and fly with the eagle on the rock. Follow the ghost to the gold mine, spend two days in the haunted house, or find love by the river. It is all waiting for you to discover here in the pages of this book. The reader will be taken into a world that can only be seen if you are willing to see it. Even if only for a short time you can let your mind get lost in the pages of this book, Mountain Mysteries, your time will be well spent.