Fieldwork :: a Geologist's Memoir of the Kalahari.

Christopher Scholz, an internationally recognized expert in the geological fields of seismology and tectonics, here offers a captivating memoir of a three-month-long field expedition to northern Botswana. Fieldwork tracks the adventures of a group of American scientists trying to gather critical dat...

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Main Author: Scholz, Christopher
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Christopher Scholz, an internationally recognized expert in the geological fields of seismology and tectonics, here offers a captivating memoir of a three-month-long field expedition to northern Botswana. Fieldwork tracks the adventures of a group of American scientists trying to gather critical data in some of the wildest and most inhospitable parts of Africa. Scholz effectively captures the unique challenges and obstacles faced in this kind of scientific endeavor, including mysterious encounters with a primitive bushman tribe and unavoidable dealings with belligerent local official.
Item Description:Cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (197 pages)
ISBN:9781400864539
1400864534