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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $42, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGLK31)		  
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



Also Recommended

Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast  •  Borch Maps    •  A handy laminated map. (USE492, $9.95)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell   • HISTORY • BEST SELLER  •  A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.99)
 		  
Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People  •  Roy MacGregor   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • COMING IN  •  A journalist and popular author, MacGregor takes the full measure of Canadian life in this irreverent, entertaining portrait of a people. (CND320, $18.00)
 		  
Inventing Niagara  •  Ginger Strand   • HISTORY  •  A witty, well-researched tale of the transformation of a natural wonder into an engineering feat, spectacle and monument. (CND302, $16.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Niagara Falls: An Intimate Portrait  •  John Grant  •  Ray Jones   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN  •  An illustrated overview of Niagara Falls' allure, attractions, history and nature, published in conjunction with a television series. (CND238, $24.95)
 		  
The Great Lakes  •  Wayne Grady   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Wayne Grady showcases the nature and ecology of the Great Lakes, hub of industry and agriculture, and home to 40 million people, in this illustrated portrait of the region, including the geological formation, conservation challenges, forests and resources. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations by Emily Damstra. (GLK43, $29.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Ontario Wildlife  •  James Kavanagh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered wildlife in Ontario. (CND284, $8.95)
 		  
 
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