"The book leaves no major aspect of the state's geology untouched. . . . As a laymen's guide, Missouri Geology fills an empty niche in the literature of Missouri's natural history. It is a glove-compartment guide for anyone who has ever gazed, curious and uncomprehending, at the layer-cake formations in a highway cut or construction site."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"This book is a 'popular geology' of Missouri. . . . It is authoritative and comprehensive, as well as up-to-date. Professional geologists traveling through Missouri or professors planning field trips will find it useful, and . . . beginning geology students and interested non-professionals should be able to read, understand, and learn."--Journal of Geological Education

"Tightly written and with no academic flab to speak of, Missouri Geology is well illustrated with photos and tables, managing a few surprises along the way. . . . But, the real pleasure in the book is not in the statistics or historical facts, but in learning why things in nature happen the way they do."--Columbia Daily Tribune