The Great Lakes Reader
The Great Lakes Reader

Author: Walter Havighurst

Publisher: New York : Macmillan Company

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13:

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Collection of firsthand narratives by people who witnessed the shaping of a great inland maritime empire gathered from stories, diaries, journals and letters, with a running commentary by the editor.

Star Songs and Water Spirits
Star Songs and Water Spirits

Author: Victoria Brehm

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780984334001

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Presents a collection of folklore, poetry, speeches, songs, fiction, personal narratives, essays, and non-fiction prose by members of the Great Lakes Native nations.

Fresh Water
Fresh Water

Author: Alison Swan

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2006-07-19

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1628951346

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Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes is a collection of nonfiction works by women writers. These works focus on the Midwest: living with the five interconnected freshwater seas that we know as the Great Lakes. Contributing to this collection are renowned poets, essayists, and fiction writers, all of whom write about their own creative streams of consciousness, the fresh waters of the Great Lakes, and the region's many rivers: Loraine Anderson, Judith Arcana, Rachel Azima, Mary Blocksma, Gayle Boss, Sharon Dilworth, Beth Ann Fennelly, Linda Nemec Foster, Gail Griffin, Rasma Haidri, Aleta Karstad, Laura Kasischke, Janet Kauffman, Jacqueline Kolosov, Susan Laidlaw, Lisa Lenzo, Linda Loomis, Anna Mills, Stephanie Mills, Judith Minty, Anne-Marie Oomen, Rachael Perry, Susan Power, Donna Seaman, Heather Sellers, Gail Louise Siegel, Sue William Silverman,Claudia Skutar, Annick Smith, Leslie Stainton, Kathleen Stocking, Judith Strasser, Alison Swan, Elizabeth A.Trembley, Jane Urquhart, Diane Wakoski, and Leigh Allison Wilson.

The Great Lakes
The Great Lakes

Author: Wayne Grady

Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Published: 2011-04-15

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1553658930

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The Great Lakes have been central to the development of eastern North America. In this “beautifully designed, comprehensive gem of a guide to the ecosystem at the heart of Canada” (The Tyee), award-winning science and nature writer Wayne Grady makes scientific concepts accessible as he reveals how human impact has changed this life-giving region. The Great Lakes: A Natural History of a Changing Region is the most authoritative, complete and accessible book to date about the biology and ecology of this vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes region, but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation. It is both a first-hand tribute and an essential guide to a fascinating ecosystem in eternal flux.

White Squall
White Squall

Author: Victoria Brehem

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780970260611

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From the Native water monster who raised canoe-killing storms to thousand-foot cargo ships, sailing the Great Lakes has inspired autobiography, folksong, poetry, drama, and fiction about some of the most beautiful, most dangerous, waters in the world. In the words of those who lived them, here are stories o fdangers and triumphs, ghosts and mysteries, and darevevil risks and losses. White Squall is a history of the Great Lakes written by those who knew them best in all times and all weathers from the beginning to the present.