Book cover for The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region by Wayne Grady

The Great Lakes

The Natural History of a Changing Region

2011 Released
360 Pages
6-7 Hours
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Greystone BooksISBN 9781553658931

The Great Lakes have been central to the development of eastern North America. In this “beautifully designed, comprehensive gem of a guide to the ecosystem at the heart of Canada” (The Tyee), award-winning science and nature writer Wayne Grady makes scientific concepts accessible as he reveals how human impact has changed this life-giving region.

The Great Lakes: A Natural History of a Changing Region is the most authoritative, complete and accessible book to date about the biology and ecology of this vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes region, but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation. It is both a first-hand tribute and an essential guide to a fascinating ecosystem in eternal flux.

Wayne Grady

Wayne Grady is the author of more than a dozen works of nonfiction and three novels, including Emancipation Day, which won the Amazon First Novel Award and was longlisted for the Giller Prize. Wayne is also an award-winning literary translator, and won the Governor-General's Award for his translation of Antonine Maillet's On the Eighth Day. He divides his time between Kingston, Ontario, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with his wife, the novelist and biographer Merilyn Simonds. For more about Wayne and his work, visit waynegrady.ca.

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