[PDF] Danger On The Great Lakes eBook

Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 15,54 MB
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1439113351

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THERE'S MORE EXCITEMENT ON THIS CRUISE SHIP THAN NANCY BARGAINED FOR! Nancy, Bess, and George are going on a cruise around the Great Lakes for a fantastic end-of-summer vacation! As soon as the girls set foot on the ship, though, they smell something fishy. Their new friend Amber is upset because her boyfriend, Craig, is neglecting her. After a little investigating on her friend's behalf, Nancy learns that Craig is really a detective. He's been busy hunting for a mastermind diamond thief who may well be on the ship. And it turns out Craig can use some help. Soon Nancy's hunting for clues on land and offshore. Where there's stolen diamonds, though, there's danger -- and Nancy and her friends are soon caught in the thick of it. Will Nancy be able to crack this case before her ship is sunk?

Author : Dan Egan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 20,55 MB
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 0393246442

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New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.

Author : Jerry Dennis
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,69 MB
Release : 2004-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780312331030

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The author provides an account of his experiences as a crew member on a tall-masted schooner during a six-week voyage through the Great Lakes, and discusses his other explorations of the lakes, looking at their history, geology, and environmental disaster and rescue.

Author : Dave Dempsey
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,31 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0472116495

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Examines the environmental benefits and issues of the Great Lakes through a look at the commercialization, recreation, and population of the businesses and people in its surrounding areas.

Author : Michael Schumacher
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 34,11 MB
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1452940452

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On Thursday, November 6, the Detroit News forecasted “moderate to brisk” winds for the Great Lakes. On Friday, the Port Huron Times-Herald predicted a “moderately severe” storm. Hourly the warnings became more and more dire. Weather forecasting was in its infancy, however, and radio communication was not much better; by the time it became clear that a freshwater hurricane of epic proportions was developing, the storm was well on its way to becoming the deadliest in Great Lakes maritime history. The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury recounts the dramatic events that unfolded over those four days in 1913, as captains eager—or at times forced—to finish the season tried to outrun the massive storm that sank, stranded, or demolished dozens of boats and claimed the lives of more than 250 sailors. This is an account of incredible seamanship under impossible conditions, of inexplicable blunders, heroic rescue efforts, and the sad aftermath of recovering bodies washed ashore and paying tribute to those lost at sea. It is a tragedy made all the more real by the voices of men—now long deceased—who sailed through and survived the storm, and by a remarkable array of photographs documenting the phenomenal damage this not-so-perfect storm wreaked. The consummate storyteller of Great Lakes lore, Michael Schumacher at long last brings this violent storm to terrifying life, from its first stirrings through its slow-mounting destructive fury to its profound aftereffects, many still felt to this day.

Author : Peter Annin
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 159726637X

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The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans and Canadians live in their basin. Will we divert water from the Great Lakes, causing them to end up like Central Asia's Aral Sea, which has lost 90 percent of its surface area and 75 percent of its volume since 1960? Or will we come to see that unregulated water withdrawals are ultimately catastrophic? Peter Annin writes a fast-paced account of the people and stories behind these upcoming battles. Destined to be the definitive story for the general public as well as policymakers, The Great Lakes Water Wars is a balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises that are the past-and future-of this unique resource.

Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 31,7 MB
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1780960484

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When war broke out in 1812, neither the United States Navy nor the Royal Navy had more than a token force on the Great Lakes. However, once the shooting started, it sparked a ship-building arms race that continued throughout the war. This book examines the design and development of the warships built upon the lakes during the war, emphasising their differences from their salt-water contemporaries. It then goes onto cover their operational use as they were pitted against each other in a number of clashes on the lakes that often saw ships captured, re-crewed, and thrown back against their pervious owners. Released in 2012 to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the war, this is a timely look at a small, freshwater naval war.

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Page : pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Hazardous substances
ISBN :

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The Center for Public Integrity provides excerpts from the document, "Public health implications of hazardous substances in the twenty-six U.S. Great Lakes areas of concern." on this site. In addition, the "back to story" link provides commentary by Sheila Kaplan on the controversary regarding the publication of this document.

Author : Lee Zacharias
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 34,2 MB
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780299320942

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A haunting novel of nautical adventure, love, ghosts, and tragedy on the Great Lakes. In her eighty-fifth year, Fern Halvorson recalls her childhood journey on a great coal-fired ferry in the icy winter of 1936--and the secret she has kept since that ill-fated voyage.

Author : Maureen Dunphy
Publisher : All About...People
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,85 MB
Release : 2020-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681571010

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"What do the ice ages, The Anishinaabe people, "New France," and freshwater shipwrecks and pirates all have in common? The Great Lakes! The chain of lakes, that mostly runs along the U.S.-Canadian border, includes Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Read about the fascinating Petoskey stones, pieces of fossilized coral formed in the prehistoric sea. Join pirate captain "Roaring" Dan Seavey as he tricks ships into crashing on rocks, so he can steal their cargo. Follow the Ojibwe on their Seven Fires Migration that ends when they find manoomin (wild rice) near what is now Madeline Island. Where did the Great Lakes come from? What is happening to them now? Learn all this as well as how you can help the Great Lakes in the future!"--Page 4 of cover