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Author:

Nelson, Darby.

Title:

For love of lakes / Darby Nelson.

Publisher:

Michigan State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Lakes--United States.
Lake ecology--United States.
Water--Pollution--United States.
Human ecology--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Landscapes. Lake magic ; Limnos I : Walden Pond, Massachusetts ; Deep heart's core ; August epiphany ; Agassiz's gift ; On seeing ; Hastening slowly -- Lakescapes. Edges ; Lady Daphnia's world ; Limnos II : Fox Lake, Illinois ; Discovering Eden ; Lake Agassiz's child ; Seeking hard bottom -- Mindscapes. Blue-green nemesis ; Limnos III : Lake Mendota, Wisconsin ; diamond's dot ; Limnos IV : Cedar Bog Lake, Minnesota ; Thinking like a tullibee ; Riding the West wind -- Futurescapes. Shield Lakes icon ; The future of a raindrop ; Limnos V : Mirror Lake, New Hampshire ; Lake of dreams ; Henry's mirror ; Lakescapes of the mind ; Darkhouse.

Series:

The Dave Dempsey environmental series

ISBN:

1611860210 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781611860214 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2011008835

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)