Description: The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour by Thomas Shevory Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description One Cyclists Journey along the Shores of the Inland Seas. Publisher Description The Great Lakes are a remarkable repository of millions of years of complex geological transformations and of a considerably shorter, crowded span of human history. Over the course of four summers, Thomas Shevory rode a bicycle along their shores, taking in the stories the lakes tell-of natures grandeur and decay, of economic might and squandered promise, of exploration, colonization, migration, and military adventure. This book is Shevorys account of his travels, shored up by his exploration of the geological, environmental, historical, and cultural riches harbored by North Americas great inland seas.For Shevory, and his readers, his ride is an enlightening, unfailingly engaging course in the Great Lakes place in geological time and the nations history. Along the northern shore of Lake Huron, one encounters the scrubbed surfaces of the Canadian Shield, the oldest exposed rock in North America. Growing out of the crags of the Niagara Escarpment, which stretches from the western reaches of Lake Michigan to the spectacular waterfalls between Erie and Ontario, are the white cedars that are among the oldest trees east of the Mississippi. The lakes offer reminders of the fur trade that drew voyageurs to the interior, the disruption of Native American cultures, major battles of the War of 1812, the shipping and logging industries that built the Midwest, the natural splendors preserved and exploited, and the urban communities buoyed or buried by economic changes over time.Throughout The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour, Shevory describes the engaging characters he encounters along the way and the surprising range of country and city landscapes, bustling and serene locales that he experiences, making us true companions on his ride. Author Biography Thomas Shevory is professor of politics at Ithaca College. He is author of Notorious HIV: The Media Spectacle of Nushawn Williams and Toxic Burn: The Grassroots Struggle against the WTI Incinerator, both published by the University of Minnesota Press. Details ISBN 1517903459 ISBN-13 9781517903459 Title The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour Author Thomas Shevory Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 248 Publisher University of Minnesota Press GE_Item_ID:161854423; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781517903459
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Book Title: Great Lakes Atten Miles an Hour : One Cyclist's Journey Along the Shores of the Inland Seas
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Topic: Special Interest / Bicycling, Essays & Travelogues, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), United States / MidWest / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Travel, History
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Author: Thomas Shevory
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
