him. Writing Besides many contributions on geological subjects to various scientific periodicals, he published scientific memoirs, which were issued as annual reports of the Geological Survey, or as separate monographs. Works Sketch of the Geological History of Lake Lahontan (1883) A Geological Reconnaissance in Southern Oregon (1884) Existing Glaciers of the United States (1885) Geological History of Lake Lahontan(1885) Geological History of Mono Valley (1888) Sub-Aerial Decay of Rocks (1888) Lakes of North America (1895) Glaciers of North America (1897) Volcanoes of North America (1897) Rivers of North America (1898) North America (1904) References External links Geological Society of America Rock Stars article about Israel Cook Russell G.K. Gilbert "Israel Cook Russell" Journal of Geology 14, Nov-Dec 1906, pp 663-667 American geologists 1852 births 1906 deaths American science writers 19th-century American memoirists United States Geological Survey personnel National Geographic Society founders University of Michigan faculty Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni New York University alumni Presidents of the Geological Society of America