The Geologic Story of the Great Plains / A nontechnical description of the origin and evolution of the landscape of the Great Plains

A nontechnical account explains the geological origin and evolution of the Great Plains, defining its extent and subdividing it into regional sections. It traces deep-time events—marine deposition, uplift and warping, westward progradation of sediments, and Pleistocene glaciation—and shows how streams, weathering, loess and wind, and erosion sculpted plateaus, badlands, dunes, sand hills, escarpments, and isolated uplifts such as the Black Hills and Central Texas dome. Illustrated regional descriptions emphasize surface forms, rock units, and drainage history, and the text synthesizes these elements to explain the present variety of plains landscapes.