The Living Great Lakes Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas
, by Dennis, JerryNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780312331030 | 0312331037
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/1/2004
This is the most complete book ever written about the history, nature, and science of the remarkable Great Lakes. From the geological forces that formed them to the greatest environ-mental success stories of our time, Jerry Dennis portrays the lakes in all their complexity. This is the story of the lakes as told to the author by biologists, fishermen, and sailors. It is also a narrative of a six-week voyage through the lakes and beyond as a crewmember on a tallmasted schooner, and a memoir of a lifetime spent on and near the lakes. The result is a meditation on nature and our place in the world, a 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.