Special Publications

Special Publication Number 22

New York State Natural History Survey 1836-1842
by M.L. Aldrich



The New York State Natural History Survey produced a shelf of path-breaking volumes on the geology, paleontology, and biology of what was then the American frontier. This is an authoritative and exhaustive history of one of the most important early scientific organizations in America by a noted historian of science.

288 pages, ISBN: 0-87710-454-9
$20.00 (paper), $35.00 (cloth) (+$5.00 domestic shipping, US$10 foreign shipping)

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Special Publication Number 23

Ithaca is Gorges: A Guide to the Geology of the Ithaca Area
by W.D Allmon and R.M. Ross

This handy guidebook describes the geology of Ithaca in the context of the geology of New York State, and includes short descriptions of local parks and common Devonian fossils.

24 pages, ISBN: 0-87710-456-5
$4.00 (+$2.00 domestic shipping, US$5 foreign shipping)

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Special Publication Number 24

The Teacher-Friendly Guide to the Geology of the Northeastern U.S.
by J.E. Ansley



Designed for teachers of Earth science in grades 6-9, but useful to educators at all levels, this guide provides an important supplement to traditional national-scale textbooks, allowing teachers to relate concepts to the geology of their local region.

182 pages, color, in 3-ring binder
$20.00 (+$5.00 domestic shipping, US$10 foreign shipping)
Also available for free online

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Special Publication Number 25

Geology of Seneca County, New York
by J.W. Wells

John Wells (1907-1994) was a professor of geology at Cornell University for more than half a century and a resident of Seneca County, just north of Ithaca, New York. This manuscript was written for the general reader in 1978, but lay unpublished until it was rediscovered in 2002. It is a charming look at the geological and cultural history of a place that Wells deeply loved.

46 pages, ISBN: 0-87710-461-1
$10.00 (paper) (+$3.00 domestic shipping, US$6 foreign shipping)

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Special Publication Number 26

A Leviathan of Our Own: The Tragic and Amazing Story of
North Atlantic Right Whale #2030
by W.D. Allmon



In 1999, PRI acquired the 44-foot skeleton of a north Atlantic right whale for its new Museum of the Earth. This book tells the story of that acquisition in the context of the natural history of the most endangered large whale species in the world.

71 pages, ISBN: 0-87710-462-X
$14.95 (hardcover) (+$5.00 domestic shipping, US$10 foreign shipping)

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Special Publication Number 27

Evolution & Creationism: A Very Short Guide
by W.D. Allmon

44 pages, ISBN: 0-87710-468-9
$6.00 (paper) (+$2.00 domestic shipping, US$5 foreign shipping)

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