Bookshelf

Alumni and faculty members who would like to have their books considered for this listing should contact Stacey Himmelberger, editor of Hamilton magazine. This list, which dates back to 2018, is updated periodically with books appearing alphabetically on the date of entry.

Roadside Geology of West Virginia by Christopher Wilkinson ’68

July 1, 2021

Tags Alumni Book

(Missoula, Mont.: Blue Mountain Publishing, 2018).
From the publisher: “Within West Virginia’s irregular borders, formed by winding rivers, high ridges, and the peculiarities of colonial land surveys, is a sedimentary record of the entire Paleozoic Era. … Authors Joseph Lebold and Christopher Wilkinson lead you along the roads of the Mountain State, past roadcuts exposing contorted rock layers, coral reefs, and ancient red soils. Sidebars provide more details about iconic places such as the New River Gorge, Seneca Rocks, and Dolly Sods, and about unusual geologic features such as the riverless Teays Valley and the karst topography and caverns of the Big Levels.”

Lebold has taught geology at West Virginia University since 2009. Wilkinson, a musicologist specializing in African-American musical culture, taught music history and writing at WVU’s School of Music for 37 years before retiring in 2013. As a layperson with an interest in geology, he hopes the book will motivate others to explore West Virginia’s geologic history.