Review

the wonder of stones 22 Aug 2009

Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology by David B. Williams hooks you in from the very first pages. Like the building stones that were meticulously laid down on top of and next to each other, Williams has carefully combined history, geology, and his own sense of wonderment and discovery to tell the story of the diverse stone that make up buildings such as the brownstones in New York, a gasoline station in Lamar, Colorado and Castillo de San Marco fort in Florida. .

Having lived in Bedford, Indiana I was particularly interested to learn that when my ancestors entered the United States at Ellis Island the first stones they saw were the off-white, fossil-rich stone quarried here. Williams also puts you the reader into the picture. The discussion about fossils will have you rushing out to examine every building made of stone while the description of the house designed and built by poet, Robinson Jeffers will spur you on to travel to Carmel, California the site of that building. In other words Stories in Stone is not only filled with interesting facts it is a very good read. I could hardly put it down as I eagerly wondered what secrets the next chapter would divulge.

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