This book is a story about the life, trials and experiences of
Marvin Schroeder, a field geologist during the 20th century. He
participated in the last great geologic survey of the American West
while working with the U.S. Geological Survey, riding more than
6,000 miles on horseback in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the Grand
Tetons. During his career, the author briefly worked on the Nevada
Test Site and also tramped through Central Alaska on a mission to
negate a Russian invasion over the northern polar region. The
political ineptness he later experienced led to disillusionment in
a federal agency involved in land-use planning. Marvin's stories
span the whole gamut of his life and career. Some of his tales -
The Blonde from Muscle Beach, A Town that Committed Suicide, The
Phantom Wild Horse, A Russian Spy, The Lopsided Deer of Teton
County, Sleeping with the Enemy - rank him with the best of story
tellers. His narratives transport the reader into the world of Mark
Twain in the 21st century. Marvin also reveals how the lack of
scientific planning will eventually lead to severe environmental
problems. He exposes the tragic justification of the slaughter of
wild horses in our current day and chronicles the beginning of a
major environmental disaster in northwest Colorado.
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