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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $68, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGLK30)		  
The Great Lakes  •  Wayne Grady
NATURAL HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
Beautifully photographed, this timely portrait showcases the nature, history and importance of the Great Lakes, hub of industry and agriculture and home to 40 million people. Published in conjunction with the David Suzuki Foundation, dedictaed to preserving the diverity of nature and quality of life. (GLK43, $29.95)		   The Great Lakes
The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes  •  Walter Havighurst
HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES
A vivid popular history of the Great Lakes, rich in anecdote, incident and drama. Havighurst recounts the early days of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes from the time of the early French voyageurs through the industrialization of the region at the turn of the century. Originally published in 1942. (GLK27, $17.95)		   The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes
The Living Great Lakes  •  Jerry Dennis
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES
Jerry Dennis, known for his writing on fly-fishing and canoeing, interweaves observation, anecdote and history in this tale of the lakes and his month-long voyage aboard the schooner Malabar. Organized by lake, this is an informative, personable guide to the region. (GLK33, $14.95)		   The Living Great Lakes
Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast  •  Borch Maps
2008 •  MAP
This handy laminated map shows the wide swatch from Maine to Minneapolis and Lake Superior to Tennessee at a scale of 1:3,000,000. Two Sides. 20x39 inches. (USE492, $9.95)		   Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast



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Rand McNally Milwaukee Map  •  Rand McNally Maps    •  A handy, laminated map of Milwaukee at a scale of 1 to 30,000 (GLK44, $7.95)
 		  
Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses  •  Ray Jones  •  Bruce Roberts   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With color photographs, lore, history and practical details on visiting the lighthouses of Ontario, Erie and Huron. (GLK76, $19.95)
 		  
Fodor's Chicago's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket guide to Chicago, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (GLK06, $11.99)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell   • HISTORY  •  A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.99)
 		  
City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America  •  Donald L. Miller   • HISTORY  •  As blustery and swaggering as the Chicago of myth, this monumental biography of the city takes in the sweep of its history from the days of Joliette, Marquette and other explorers, to the celebrated 1893 Chicago Fair . (GLK05, $18.95)
 		  
Copper Country Rail  •  George Anderson   • HISTORY  •  This book illuminates the rich history of the Copper Country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula through hundreds of archival images, many from the Houghton County historical Society. (USM138, $21.99)
 		  
Niagara, A History of the Falls  •  Pierre Berton   • HISTORY  •  Meticulously researched and entertaining, this history of Niagara Falls captures the sideshow atmosphere of the place with its honky-tonk attractions and daredevil feats. An engrossing social history. (GLK02, $24.95)
 		  
Pandora's Locks, The Opening of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway  •  Jeff Alexander   • HISTORY  •  This detailed history of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which opened in 1959, focuses on the engineering feat's often devastating environmental effects. (CND390, $19.95)
 		  
Shining Big Sea Water, The Story of Lake Superior  •  Norman K. Risjord   • HISTORY  •  A swift, illuminating history of Lake Superior, from its geological birth and native inhabitants to early explorers and industries, developers, cities and future challenges. (GLK58, $16.95)
 		  
Shipwrecks and Lost Treasure Great Lakes, Legends and Lore, Pirates and More!  •  Michael J. Varhola   • HISTORY  •  Frederick Stonehouse provides the historical forward to these 21 riveting tales of ships that met their end in the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes, including the sinking of the British gunboat H.M.S. Speedy in 1804, the Navy brig U.S.S. Niagara in 1820, the Civil War steamer Island Queen in 1864 and the tanker Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975. (GLK72, $14.95)
 		  
The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815  •  Richard White   • HISTORY  •  White takes in the history of Daniel Boone, George Washington, Pontiac and Tecumseh in this scholarly history of relations between native peoples and Europeans in "pays d'en haut," the region around the Great Lakes. (GLK18, $35.99)
 		  
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald  •  Frederick Stonehouse   • HISTORY  •  Stonehouse presents the circumstances and evidence for the loss of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, which disappeared during a heavy snow storm on Lake Superior in the early evening of November 10, 1975. With no evidence and no witnesses, the captain and crew of 28 are still listed as missing. (GLK71, $17.95)
 		  
Call of the North Wind  •  Marlin Bree   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A newspaperman and sailor, Bree combines his love of cold weather, storms and history in this enthralling yachtsman's account of adventures aboard a 20-foot sloop on Lake Superior. (GLK21, $16.95)
 		  
Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast  •  William Ashworth   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Ashworth brings us up to date on the places and people he visited in 1983 in this reprise of his original "The Late, Great Lakes." (GLK29, $23.95)
 		  
Lake Country, A Series of Journeys  •  Kathleen Stocking   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this second collection of 21 essays, Stocking writes with great affection and enthusiasm for her native Michigan. Themes of spirituality, nature and humanity permeate her reflections on Michigan's wildlife, small towns, local residents and the college town of Ann Arbor. (USM05, $19.95)
 		  
North Country, A Personal Journey  •  Howard Frank Mosher   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Novelist Mosher captures the spirit of the north in this wonderfully wrought portrait of borderland places and personalities. (CND02, $14.95)
 		  
Fifth Business  •  Robertson Davies   • LITERATURE  •  The great man of Canadian letters wrote a slew of novels, many set in rural Ontario and Toronto. This is the gem that launched his career, laugh-out-loud funny and filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $15.00)
 		  
In the Skin of a Lion  •  Michael Ondaatje   • LITERATURE  •  This richly lyrical, poetic novel by Michael Ondaatje is set in 1920's Toronto and rural Ontario. Its protagonist is a tough woodsman who comes to the rough-and-tumble city. (CND13, $15.00)
 		  
A Natural History of North American Trees  •  Donald Culross Peattie  •  Verlyn Klinkenborg   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Culross Peattie's graceful essays on America and its forests, originally published in the 1950s, with black-and-white etchings, feature the finest writing ever on the mighty oak, stately birch, magnificent beech and other native trees. (NAM40, $40.00)
 		  
Fishing the Great Lakes, An Environmental History, 1783-1933  •  Margaret Beattie Bogue   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This sweeping, readable history examines the political squabbles, misguided public policies and commercial exploitation that destroyed the once-abundant fisheries of Great Lakes. (GLK57, $27.95)
 		  
Georgian Bay, An Illustrated History  •  Mike Grandmaison  •  Noel Hudson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A large-format history of Georgian Bay from prehistory to cottagers with 400 archival photos. (GLK14, $45.00)
 		  
Great Lakes for Sale, From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps  •  Dave Dempsey   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Dempsey calls for action to stop the diversion of water from the great lakes watershed. (GLK50, $16.95)
 		  
Great Lakes Water Wars  •  Peter Annin   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Annin weaves an intriguing tale of behind the scenes compromise and conflict among the states and provinces making a grab for a portion of the water in the Great Lakes. (GLK49, $25.00)
 		  
Mackinac Island  •  Terry Phipps   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Phipps captures the splendor of the architecture and gardens of Mackinac in this collection of photographs. (GLK36, $14.95)
 		  
A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America  •  Roger Tory Peterson  •  Rosemary McKenna   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $20.00)
 		  
Great Lakes Birds  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 species in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-sized, it's a handy item to take along in the field. (GLK24, $5.95)
 		  
Great Lakes Nature Guide  •  James MacCormac   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Featuring 450 color illustrations of the plants and animals of the region. (GLK48, $19.95)
 		  
Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. (GLK25, $5.95)
 		  
Great Lakes Wildlife  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This laminated fold-out card illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)
 		  
Know Your Ships  •  Roger LeLievre   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An aficionado's field guide to the ships on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. The freighter fleets of all the shipping companies are listed, along with the vital statistics for each ship. (GLK12, $18.95)
 		  
Mammals of the Great Lakes Region  •  James F. Parnell  •  Allen Kurta  •  Scott A. Schwemmin   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A detailed, photographic reference manual on the mammals of the Great Lakes region. (GLK16, $18.95)
 		  
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  Jon Dunn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)
 		  
Paddle To the Sea  •  William Mason    •  Adapted from the childhood classic, Mason's 1966 film follows a toy canoe on a journey from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. (GLK64, $14.95)
 		  
 
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