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History Of The Great Lakes
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Author : John Brandt Mansfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
History Of The Great Lakes written by John Brandt Mansfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Great Lakes (North America) categories.
The Late Great Lakes
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Author : William Ashworth
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 1987
The Late Great Lakes written by William Ashworth and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Great Lakes (North America) categories.
The Late, Great Lakes is a powerful indictment of man's carelessness, ignorance, and apathy toward the Great Lakes. With the longest continuous coastline in the United States, they hold one-fifth of the world's freshwater supply. Author William Ashworth presents a compelling history of the Great Lakes, from their formation in the Ice Age, to their "discovery" by Samuel de Champlian in 1615, and, finally, to their impending death in our time. Ashworth systematically deals with the wild life that once flourished in the region-beaver, salmon, whitefish, and trout-and describes the threatening elements which have displaced them-the predatory sea lamprey, the alewives, toxic waste, and volatile solids.
Great Lakes Journey
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Author : William Ashworth
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2003-07-09
Great Lakes Journey written by William Ashworth and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-09 with History categories.
Great Lakes Journey is a follow-up to William Ashworth's earlier book The Late, Great Lakes, published in 1986. Fifteen years after his first trip, Ashworth journeys to many of the same places and talks to many of the same people to examine the changes that have taken place along the Great Lakes since the 1980s. Through personal observation, research, and numerous interviews with scientists, activists, and government agencies, Ashworth creates a detailed picture of the status of the Great Lakes at the end of the twentieth century. Among the most prominent changes he finds are the arrival of the zebra mussel and other exotic species, the rise and fall of the RAP process for pollution cleanup, a growing public mistrust of government action, a substantial loss of habitat and biodiversity, and an explosion of urban sprawl along the shores of the Lakes. Great Lakes Journey is a welcome update on the latest issues affecting the Great Lakes region.
All About The Great Lakes
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Author : Maureen Dunphy
language : en
Publisher: All About...People
Release Date : 2020-06
All About The Great Lakes written by Maureen Dunphy and has been published by All About...People this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"What do the ice ages, The Anishinaabe people, "New France," and freshwater shipwrecks and pirates all have in common? The Great Lakes! The chain of lakes, that mostly runs along the U.S.-Canadian border, includes Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Read about the fascinating Petoskey stones, pieces of fossilized coral formed in the prehistoric sea. Join pirate captain "Roaring" Dan Seavey as he tricks ships into crashing on rocks, so he can steal their cargo. Follow the Ojibwe on their Seven Fires Migration that ends when they find manoomin (wild rice) near what is now Madeline Island. Where did the Great Lakes come from? What is happening to them now? Learn all this as well as how you can help the Great Lakes in the future!"--Page 4 of cover
The Great Lakes
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Author : Patricia K. Kummer
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2009
The Great Lakes written by Patricia K. Kummer and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Great Lakes and their systems affect many aspects of life. From the environment to the weather, the economy to recreational activities, the Great Lakes make an impact in many ways. Though huge and powerful, their frailty and future are compromised every day by the stresses placed upon them. In The Great Lakes, explore the geography, wildlife, peoples, history, and cultural significance of these natural wonders. Book jacket.
The Dismal State Of The Great Lakes
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Author : James P. Ludwig, Ph. D
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013
The Dismal State Of The Great Lakes written by James P. Ludwig, Ph. D and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Conservation of natural resources categories.
"Ludwig tells powerful stories about places, people and environmental issues. He narrates with unfl inching honesty his experiences investigating and tracking down the culprits in continuing environmental contamination. He rises to meet the beauty and grace of the Great Lakes with lively tales of decades out on their waters as a researcher. This book is an indispensable part of the Great Lakes literary canon." Dave Dempsey, author of "On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century" and "The Blanchard Connection". "Ludwig has written a monumental compendium about the largest source of fresh water in the world, a life support system whose function he reveals has been under siege. It refl ects what happened as peer reviewed science, public health, and common sense were set aside and corporate-creep infected the chambers where policy decisions are made. It also parallels the same problem where humanity is now under siege from a growing list of epidemics of endocrine-related disorders the problem fi rst reported by Ludwig and his cronies back in the early 80s." Theo Colborn, Ph.D President, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange
The Day The Great Lakes Drained Away
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Mackinac Island Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2005
The Day The Great Lakes Drained Away written by and has been published by Mackinac Island Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Explore what would happen if all of the water drained from the Great Lakes and what their lake floors might look like under all that water.
The Once And Future Great Lakes Country
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Author : John L. Riley
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2013-10-01
The Once And Future Great Lakes Country written by John L. Riley and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with History categories.
North America's Great Lakes country has experienced centuries of upheaval. Its landscapes are utterly changed from what they were five hundred years ago. The region's superabundant fish and wildlife and its magnificent forests and prairies astonished European newcomers who called it an earthly paradise but then ushered in an era of disease, warfare, resource depletion, and land development that transformed it forever. The Once and Future Great Lakes Country is a history of environmental change in the Great Lakes region, looking as far back as the last ice age, and also reflecting on modern trajectories of change, many of them positive. John Riley chronicles how the region serves as a continental crossroads, one that experienced massive declines in its wildlife and native plants in the centuries after European contact, and has begun to see increased nature protection and re-wilding in recent decades. Yet climate change, globalization, invasive species, and urban sprawl are today exerting new pressures on the region’s ecology. Covering a vast geography encompassing two Canadian provinces and nine American states, The Once and Future Great Lakes Country provides both a detailed ecological history and a broad panorama of this vast region. It blends the voices of early visitors with the hopes of citizens now.
The Living Great Lakes
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Author : Jerry Dennis
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2014-09-23
The Living Great Lakes written by Jerry Dennis and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with Nature categories.
Award-winning nature author Jerry Dennis reveals the splendor and beauty of North America’s Great Lakes in this “masterwork”* history and memoir of the essential environmental and economical region shared by the United States and Canada. No bodies of water compare to the Great Lakes. Superior is the largest lake on earth, and together all five contain a fifth of the world’s supply of standing fresh water. Their ten thousand miles of shoreline border eight states and a Canadian province and are longer than the entire Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States. Their surface area of 95,000 square miles is greater than New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island combined. People who have never visited them—who have never seen a squall roar across Superior or the horizon stretch unbroken across Michigan or Huron—have no idea how big they are. They are so vast that they dominate much of the geography, climate, and history of North America, affecting the lives of tens of millions of people. The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas is the definitive book about the history, nature, and science of these remarkable lakes at the heart of North America. From the geological forces that formed them and the industrial atrocities that nearly destroyed them, to the greatest environmental success stories of our time, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are portrayed in all their complexity. A Michigan native, Jerry Dennis also shares his memories of a lifetime on or near the lakes, including a six-week voyage as a crewmember on a tallmasted schooner. On his travels, he collected more stories of the lakes through the eyes of biologists, fishermen, sailors, and others he befriended while hiking the area’s beaches and islands. Through storms and fog, on remote shores and city waterfronts, Dennis explores the five Great Lakes in all seasons and moods and discovers that they and their connecting waters—including the Erie Canal, the Hudson River, and the East Coast from New York to Maine—offer a surprising and bountiful view of America. The result is a meditation on nature and our place in the world, a discussion and cautionary tale about the future of water resources, and a celebration of a place that is both fragile and robust, diverse, rich in history and wildlife, often misunderstood, and worthy of our attention. “This is history at its best and adventure richly described.”—*Doug Stanton, author of In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors and 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award Winner Winner of Best Book of 2003 by the Outdoor Writers Association of America
The Discovery Of The Five Great Lakes
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Author : Sara Stafford
language : en
Publisher: Westphalia Press
Release Date : 2014-10-22
The Discovery Of The Five Great Lakes written by Sara Stafford and has been published by Westphalia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-22 with categories.
The Great Lakes consist of Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, and are the world's greatest concentration, more than 20 percent, of fresh water. In geologic terms they are only about ten thousand years old, formed during the last ice age. Appreciating their history has taken on additional importance as foreign marine life has threatened their unique fishing resources, and pollution has intruded on their purity. The National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, presents a comprehensive view of the region. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society maintains historical sites and has identified more than 8,000 shipwreck sites in the lakes, a unique collection of historical evidence through the centuries. Sara Stafford (1853-1927) was active in the Thunder Bay Historical Society and also wrote The Keeper of the Gate, or the Sleeping Giant of Lake Superior, and Port Arthur in Ye Olden Time, in which she related that in the winter the mail came by dog sled over the ice from Duluth and that "We considered that the news was up to date and not old if the papers received were not more than twenty days old."