Beyond Walden The Hidden History of America's Kettle Lakes and Ponds

Name: Beyond Walden The Hidden History of America's Kettle Lakes and Ponds
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ISBN: 9780802716453

ISBN-10: 0802716458

ISBN-13: 9780802716453

Edition: 2009

Authors: Robert M. Thorson

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The geology, ecology, and cultural history of kettle lakes from Maine to Montana.Lakes are a beloved part of the American landscape, and kettles are the most common type, spanning the northern part of the country from New England to the High Plains. Kettle lakes are depressions formed by meltdown of glacial ice and filled with freshwater. Unlike other kinds of lakes that have significant inlet or outlet streams, kettle lakes are natural wells tapping the groundwater table.A source of joyful relaxation and recreation for generations, kettle lakes also have historical and cultural significance. Within a few years of the 1836 publication of Ralph Waldo Emerson'sNature, a pivotal book combining…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 5/19/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Robert M. Thorson is Professor of Geology at the University of Connecticut.