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
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

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.

The Living Great Lakes

The Living Great Lakes
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 0312331037
ISBN-13 : 9780312331030
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Living Great Lakes by : Jerry Dennis

Download or read book The Living Great Lakes written by Jerry Dennis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author provides an account of his experiences as a crew member on a tall-masted schooner during a six-week voyage through the Great Lakes, and discusses his other explorations of the lakes, looking at their history, geology, and environmental disaster and rescue.

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780393246445
ISBN-13 : 0393246442
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by : Dan Egan

Download or read book The Death and Life of the Great Lakes written by Dan Egan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.

The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour

The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1517903459
ISBN-13 : 9781517903459
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

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 . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVER -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Epigraph -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: An Unexpected Idea -- Lake Huron -- Lake Erie -- Lake Michigan -- Lake Superior -- Lake Ontario -- Conclusion: Future Prospects -- Notes -- Author bio

Great Lakes Pilot

Great Lakes Pilot
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D03853911X
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Rating : 4/5 (1X Downloads)

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Download or read book Great Lakes Pilot written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Seamen's Journal

Seamen's Journal
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 836
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105010380470
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

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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:

Great Lakes Pilot 1964

Great Lakes Pilot 1964
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Total Pages : 574
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015071186186
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

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Download or read book Great Lakes Pilot 1964 written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: