{"product_id":"subterranean-twin-cities-9780816645978","title":"Subterranean Twin Cities","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Don't try this at home--read the book instead! (it smells better). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e We tend to send things underground that we are not interested in ever seeing again. Sewage. Garbage. In the past, we have used the underground to age such provisions as cheese and beer. In \u003ci\u003eSubterranean Twin Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, geologist, historian, and urban speleologist Greg Brick takes us on an adventurous, educational, and--thankfully--\u003ci\u003esanitary\u003c\/i\u003e tour beneath the streets and into the myriad tunnels, caves, and industrial spaces that make up the Twin Cities' fascinating and surprisingly vast underground landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking tour, the first of its kind of the Twin Cities, Brick mines the stories that lie below the city surface. Beginning with an accessible history on the geology of the area--including the giant cone-shaped mollusk \u003ci\u003eEndoceras\u003c\/i\u003e, whose thirteen-foot-long fossils are found in the Mississippi gorge--Brick guides us into a series of astounding firsthand expeditions. We follow him into St. Paul's historic Carver's Cave, with its stories of sunken treasure; through the many caves constructed for brewing, cheese ripening, and mushroom farming; and into the world of nineteenth-century show caves for tourists. We even find ourselves in the \"Shangri-la\" of urban caves: the extensive Schiek's Cave seventy-five feet beneath the busy streets of downtown Minneapolis.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom spending the onset of Y2K in Carver's Cave (just in case) to long hours wading in underground rivers, Brick proves himself a knowledgeable, wry, and daring guide. \u003ci\u003eSubterranean Twin Cities\u003c\/i\u003e shines a headlamp (with extra batteries, of course) into the captivating labyrinths beneath the Twin Cities and reminds us that what we see aboveground is really only half of the story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816645978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Greg Brick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000431501493,"sku":"9780816645978","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_30cc7dd6-fc0f-40cc-b512-2effd8e61593.jpg?v=1736264756","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/subterranean-twin-cities-9780816645978","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}