The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
| Category: | Book |
| By (author): | Egan, Dan |
| Subject: | HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, |
| NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps | |
| SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental) | |
| SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology | |
| Publisher: | WW Norton |
| Published: | April 2018 |
| Format: | Book-paperback |
| Pages: | 384 |
| Size: | 8.25in x 5.50in |
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| From The Publisher* | Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award 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. |
| Review Quote* | 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) An impeccably researched portrayal of a fascinating story. - Anna M. Michalak (Nature) Fascinating and brilliant… Egan's narrative often moves like a thriller. - Vicky Albritton and Fredrik Albritton Jonsson (Los Angeles Review of Books) Easy to read, offering well-paced, intellectually stimulating arguments, bolstered by well-researched and captivating narratives. - Lekelia Danielle Jenkins (Science) Dan Egan has done more than any other journalist in America to chronicle the decline of this once-great ecosystem. - Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment, Special Merit citation A compelling chronicle of the many, many (many) man-caused hazards that have threatened the largest source of accessible freshwater in the world. - Susan Glaser (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Important.… Egan's book serves as a reminder that the ecological universe we inhabit is vastly connected and cannot be easily mended by humility and good intentions. - Meghan O'Gieblyn (Boston Review) A marvelous work of nonfiction, which tells the story of humanity's interference with the natural workings of the world's largest unfrozen freshwater system. - Anne Moore (Crain's Chicago Business) Egan has written a compelling book that explores centuries of exploitation and considers strategies that could rescue this fragile ecosystem. . . . [His] narrative reflects a nuanced understanding of history and science, which is matched by his keen perceptions about public policy. - The National Book Review Egan's knowledge, both deep and wide, comes through on every page, and his clear writing turns what could be confusing or tedious material into a riveting story. - Margaret Quamme (Columbus Dispatch) This book feels urgent to policymakers and laypersons alike. - Kerri Arsenault (Literary Hub) An accessible, even gripping narrative about the massive, unforeseen costs of our interventions in the natural world.… The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is an engaging, vitally important work of science journalism. - Eva Holland (The Globe and Mail) |
| Biographical Note | Dan Egan is a reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and a senior water policy fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. He has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and he has won the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, John B. Oakes Award, AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, and J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award. A graduate of the Columbia Journalism School, he lives in Milwaukee with his wife and children. |