The Tetons: Interpretations of a Mountain Landscape, by Fritiof

Fryxell. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1938.

$1.50.

Once more we have a book on the Tetons by one of the best informed

students of the geology and climbing history of the range. Mr.

Fryxell now does for the geology of these mountains what he did

for their climbing history in The Teton Peaks and Their Ascents.

This is a most readable volume dealing with the geological his­

tory of the range and showing the causes of the various physio­

graphic features which evoke so much comment from visitors. The

reader, whether a student of geology, a mountaineer, or merely a

casual tourist, will be most agreeably surprised and pleased by the

easy treatment of the subject which refrains from pedantic style,

at the same time restraining any tendency toward either emotion­

alism or over-simplification in explanation. The writing is

straightforward and clear, understandable by the student and lay­

man alike. Although this is primarily a treatment of the geological

history of the range, it is no mere chronicle of events in the order

of their happening, but presents a nice balance of cause and effect,

each episode being linked with some present-day feature.

Well written, the book provides pleasant reading, while the

pleasing efifect is further enhanced by the fine typography and

wide margins. The illustrations are, as usual, excellent, and

strengthens the attraction of all lovers of the mountains for the

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