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From the St. Lawrence Seaway to Chicago: A Voyage to the Great Lakes

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The Great Lakes

by Wayne Grady

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

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)

The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes

by 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. (GLK27, $17.95)

North American Indian Tribes of the Great Lakes

by Michael G. Johnson

• HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 48 PAGES

Heavily illustrated, this handy guide presents the Native American tribes of the Midwest, their culture, religion, leaders and role in the fur trade. (GLK69, $17.95)

Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast

by Borch Maps

• 2008
• MAP
• BEST SELLER

A handy laminated map. (USE492, $9.95)

 

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Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses

by Ray Jones | Bruce Roberts

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2001
• PAPER
• 87 PAGES

With color photographs, lore, history and practical details on visiting the lighthouses of Ontario, Erie and Huron. (GLK76, $19.95)

Eyewitness Guide Chicago

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

This superb guide to Chicago features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions (USM70, $20.00)

Michelin Green Guide Quebec

by Michelin Travel Publications

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

A thorough introduction to the region in the classic Michelin style, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions. (CND66, $21.99)

A Traveller's History of Canada

by Robert Bothwell

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 220 PAGES

A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.99)

Bond of Union, Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire

by Gerard Koeppel

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES

Koeppel traces the politics, drama and impact of the building of the Erie Canal in this lively new history of the 1825 waterway that connected the Great Lakes to New York City. (NYS80, $18.95)

Detroit, A Biography

by Scott Martelle

• HISTORY
• 2012
• HARD COVER

Former Detroit News reporter, Martell traces the history of the once-great city from remote fur trading outpost to agricultural and industrial center through to its current beleaguered state. (USM190, $24.95)

Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America

by Daniel Richter

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

n rediscovering early America as Indian country, Richter employs the historian's craft to challenge cherished assumptions about times and places we thought we knew well, revealing Native American experiences at the core of the nation's birth and identity. (USE580, $24.00)

Inventing Niagara

by Ginger Strand

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

A witty, well-researched tale of the transformation of a natural wonder into an engineering feat, spectacle and monument. (CND302, $16.00)

Nature's Metropolis, Chicago and the Great West

by William Cronon

• HISTORY
• 1992
• PAPER
• 592 PAGES

A masterly thought provoking history of the transformation of Chicago from backwater to economic powerhouse. (USM17, $19.95)

Niagara, A History of the Falls

by Pierre Berton

• HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES

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

by Jeff Alexander

• HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 431 PAGES

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)

Shipwrecks and Lost Treasure Great Lakes, Legends and Lore, Pirates and More!

by Michael J. Varhola

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 206 PAGES

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

by Richard White

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 544 PAGES

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, $36.99)

The Living Great Lakes

by Jerry Dennis

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 296 PAGES

Raised on the shores of Lake Michigan, Dennis weaves the tale of his own month-long voyage on the Great Lakes aboard the Malabar with history and conservation in this outstanding portrait of the region. (GLK33, $15.99)

Loving Frank, A Novel

by Nancy Horan

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER

Fact and fiction blend in a historical novel that chronicles the relationship between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney, from their meeting in Oak Park, when they were each married to another, to the clandestine affair that shocked Chicago society. (CHI80, $15.00)

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 544 PAGES

Winner of the Booker Prize in 2000, this hauntingly beautiful novel interweaves two disparate strands: one, a murder mystery set in Toronto at the close of WWII; the other, the text of the murdered woman's science fiction novel, which may hold a clue to her death. (CND139, $16.00)

The Devil in the White City, Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

by Erik Larson

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 447 PAGES

This fascinating account of Chicago's 1893 World's Fair interweaves the true stories of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor, who terrorized its visitors. (USM123, $16.00)

Fishing the Great Lakes, An Environmental History, 1783-1933

by Margaret Beattie Bogue

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

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)

Great Lakes for Sale, From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps

by Dave Dempsey

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 110 PAGES

Dempsey calls for action to stop the diversion of water from the great lakes watershed. (GLK50, $16.95)

Great Lakes Water Wars

by Peter Annin

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 303 PAGES

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, $27.50)

Mackinac Island

by Terry Phipps

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 28 PAGES

Phipps captures the splendor of the architecture and gardens of Mackinac in this collection of photographs. (GLK36, $14.95)

Great Lakes Birds

by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PLASTIC CARD

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 Trees and Wildflowers

by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PLASTIC CARD

This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. (GLK25, $5.95)

Great Lakes Wildlife

by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PLASTIC CARD

This laminated fold-out card illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)

Know Your Ships

by Roger LeLievre

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2012
• PAPER
• 167 PAGES

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

by Jon Dunn

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2011
• PAPER
• 576 PAGES

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)

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