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Start with Basin and Range and continue through all 5 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Basin and Range
Book 1 by John McPhee • Published 1981
The opening volume of Annals of the Former World takes McPhee and several geologists across the austere Basin and Range province between Utah and California. Highway journeys and roadside outcrops introduce plate tect...
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Book 1:Basin and Range
John McPhee • 1981
The opening volume of Annals of the Former World takes McPhee and several geologists across the austere Basin and Range province between Utah and California. Highway journeys and roadside outcrops introduce plate tect...
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Book 2:In Suspect Terrain
John McPhee • 1983
Traveling with geologist Anita Harris from Brooklyn's outwash plains through Appalachian ridges and Midwestern fields, McPhee explores competing ideas about how the mountains formed. The book is both a portrait of a s...
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Book 3:Rising from the Plains
John McPhee • 1986
Set largely in Wyoming, this volume in Annals of the Former World centers on geologist David Love and the remote ranch where he grew up. As McPhee rides with him across the high plains, the history of the Rockies and...
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Book 4:Assembling California
John McPhee • 1992
Traveling with tectonics expert Eldridge Moores, McPhee crosses California from the Sierra Nevada to the coast, using road cuts and fault lines to tell the state's geologic story. Gold rush history and earthquake scie...
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Book 5:Annals of the Former World
John McPhee
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Annals Of The Former World FAQ
What is the best order to read the Annals Of The Former World series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Basin and Range.
How many books are in the Annals Of The Former World series?
There are 5 books currently listed in the Annals Of The Former World series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Annals Of The Former World series?
New readers should start with Basin and Range, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Annals Of The Former World series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1981 to 1992.