Rooted--Land at the Edge of the Sky
by George Shurrin 🔬 Science
Rooted--Land at the Edge of the Sky
About the Substack
Deep history of a place in the Eastern Great Plains where the tall grass prairie carved by deep river valleys intersects with the area that has wooded lakes left by the last glacier.
About George Shurr
Retired geologist and recovering academic who is a husband, father, and grandfather. My essays aim to make technical science accessible to "real" people. I'm also writing portal fantasy set in the Land at the Edge of the Sky.
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