The second part of a two volume work on glacial environments (the first is Modern Glacial Environments Processes, Dynamics and Sediments ). Coverage encompasses the sediments and landforms of past glacial environments both terrestrial and marine; general topics on stratigraphy, lithofacies, paleosols and glacio-isostasy and -eustacy; and study methods and techniques, namely, micromorphology, SEM, dating methods, drift exploration, and placer mining. Intended as a comprehensive survey suitable for undergraduate courses. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.