For Love of Lakes

Name: For Love of Lakes
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ISBN: 9781611860214

ISBN-10: 1611860210

ISBN-13: 9781611860214

Edition: 2011

Authors: Darby Nelson

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America has more than 130,000 lakes of significant size. Ninety percent of all Americans live within fifty miles of a lake, and our 1.8 billion trips to watery places make them our top vacation choice. Yet despite this striking popularity, more than 45 percent of surveyed lakes and 80 percent of urban lakes do not meet water quality standards.For Love of Lakesweaves a delightful tapestry of history, science, emotion, and poetry for all who love lakes or enjoy nature writing.For Love of Lakesis an affectionate account documenting our species’ long relationship with lakes — their glacial origins, Thoreau and his environmental message, and the major perceptual shifts and advances in our…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Publication date: 10/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English