The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour

The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9781452955650
ISBN-13 : 1452955654
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Book Synopsis The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour by : Thomas Shevory

Download or read book The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour written by Thomas Shevory and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Lakes are a remarkable repository of millions of years of complex geological transformations and of a considerably shorter, crowded span of human history. Over the course of four summers, Thomas Shevory rode a bicycle along their shores, taking in the stories the lakes tell—of nature’s grandeur and decay, of economic might and squandered promise, of exploration, colonization, migration, and military adventure. This book is Shevory’s account of his travels, shored up by his exploration of the geological, environmental, historical, and cultural riches harbored by North America’s great inland seas. For Shevory, and his readers, his ride is an enlightening, unfailingly engaging course in the Great Lakes’ place in geological time and the nation’s history. Along the northern shore of Lake Huron, one encounters the scrubbed surfaces of the Canadian Shield, the oldest exposed rock in North America. Growing out of the crags of the Niagara Escarpment, which stretches from the western reaches of Lake Michigan to the spectacular waterfalls between Erie and Ontario, are the white cedars that are among the oldest trees east of the Mississippi. The lakes offer reminders of the fur trade that drew voyageurs to the interior, the disruption of Native American cultures, major battles of the War of 1812, the shipping and logging industries that built the Midwest, the natural splendors preserved and exploited, and the urban communities buoyed or buried by economic changes over time. Throughout The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour, Shevory describes the engaging characters he encounters along the way and the surprising range of country and city landscapes, bustling and serene locales that he experiences, making us true companions on his ride.

Business

Business
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Total Pages : 680
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433019235864
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Annual Report

Annual Report
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Total Pages : 742
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015021106797
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Book Synopsis Annual Report by : New York State Waterways Association

Download or read book Annual Report written by New York State Waterways Association and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Seamen's Journal

Seamen's Journal
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Total Pages : 836
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105010380470
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Download or read book Seamen's Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Following the Frontier

Following the Frontier
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Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:$B54897
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Book Synopsis Following the Frontier by : William Lewis Nida

Download or read book Following the Frontier written by William Lewis Nida and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Weather and Practical Methods of Forecasting it

The Weather and Practical Methods of Forecasting it
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Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433090739313
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Book Synopsis The Weather and Practical Methods of Forecasting it by : Elias Bound Dunn

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Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes

Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes
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Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015005239788
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Book Synopsis Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes by : R.L. Polk & Co

Download or read book Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes written by R.L. Polk & Co and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: