Jamaican rock stars, 1823-1971 the geologists who explored Jamaica / edited by Stephen K. Donovan ; with contributions by Lawrence J. Chubb and John B. Williams.

Other author Donovan, S. K.
Other author Chubb, Lawrence J. (Lawrence John), 1887-1971.
Other author Williams, John B. (John Bernard), 1930-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America,
Descriptionv, 108 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from GSA Memoirs
Supplemental ContentFull text available from GSA Memoirs
Subjects
Geology--Research. --Jamaica. --History. --19th century.
Geologists--Great Britain. --Biography.
Geologists--United States. --Biography.
Jamaica--Discovery and exploration. --English.
Jamaica--Discovery and exploration. --American.

SeriesMemoir ; 205
Memoir (Geological Society of America) ; 205. ^A15482
Contents Jamaican rock stars / Stephen K. Donovan -- Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche / Lawrence J. Chubb -- Lucas Barrett--a biography / Lawrence J. Chubb -- R.T. Hill (1858-1941) and "The geology and physical geography of Jamaica : study of a type of Antillean development" (1899) / Stephen K. Donovan -- Three points of view: Wendell P. Woodring (1891-1983), Charles A. Matley (1866-1947), Charles T. Trechmann (1884-1964), and Jamaican geology in the 1920s and 1930s / Stephen K. Donovan -- Professor Verners Aleksandrs Zans (1904-1961) / Lawrence J. Chubb and John B. Williams -- An appreciation of Lawrence John Chubb (1887-1971), stratigrapher, educator, and historian of Jamaican geology / Stephen K. Donovan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009052672
ISBN9780813712055 (cloth)
ISBN081371205X (cloth)

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