Magnitude 8 - Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault gold panning *Features 120 superb color plates

*Features 120 superb color plates and lifelike habitat drawings that depict birds in their natural surroundings *Sixteen maps show numerous birding sites accompanied by detailed directions *Species accounts include information on the abundance and seasonal status of each bird and give intriguing natural history details *Introductory sections describe the coastal habitats of Southern California

full of intriguing anecdotes

Phil Brigandi

Pinto Basin

It’s about getting more of your share of desert gold

Magnitude 8 - Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault gold panning *Features 120 superb color platesEnvironmental historian Philip L. Fradkin offers a vivid history of earthquakes and an eloquent guide to the San Andreas Fault, the seismic scar that bisects the Golden State's spectacular scenery. The author includes dramatic stories of legendary earthquakes elsewhere: in New York, New England, the central Mississippi River Valley, Europe, and the Far East. Combining human and natural dramas, he places the reader at the epicenter of the most