This was the third time I had started this book and I finally finished it. I have to admit to being a huge McPhee fan, but this one was the hardest to get through. It is full of details about California geology specifically and the rest of the world by way of plate tectonics.
McPhee always seems to weave in stories of people in his books. The story may be about geology or vegetable growers, but his people stand out. This time they didn't as much and that possibly could be why it took me three attempts before finishing. He does write about the Gold Rush and how the gold came to be there. We also learns of hoe the two ranges of mountains came to be and the Great Central Valley I live in.
Ultimately the book ends with a recounting geologically of the 1989 Loma Prieto earthquake across the length of the state. I am glad I read it, but I'm also looking forward to another McPhee book.
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