Author: Gary A. Dunn
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Keywords: lakes, environment, region, insects
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1996-09-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0472065157
ISBN-13: 9780472065158

The insects are the world’s most amazing animals and comprise over eighty-five percent of the known animal species. Insects of the Great Lakes Region is the first comprehensive guide to document the rich and diverse insect fauna of the Great Lakes region. In Insects of the Great Lakes Region, educators, insect enthusiasts, and the general public will find high-quality, well-presented, easy-to-understand information with over 250 illustrations of the insects found in yards, gardens, fields, and forests. Among the topics discussed are the geological, biological, and entomological history o

Author: MESC (Michigan Employment Security Commission)
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Keywords: abstract, statistical, michigan
Number of Pages: 664
Published: 1996-10-15
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 0472083708
ISBN-13: 9780472083701

Under the direction of the Michigan Department of Labor, the Michigan Employment Security Commission offers the 21st edition of the Michigan Statistical Abstract, last published in 1986/1987. The carefully collated material has been formatted into a very readable volume and is a tremendously useful resource for a variety of information seekers throughout the state. For people outside Michigan, it provides in one handy volume a wealth of information which is not readily available at their own local libraries.The Michigan Statistical Abstract provides demographic, economic, agricultural, educati

Author: Cynthia Barnett
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Keywords: eastern, water, vanishing, florida, mirage
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2007-04-03
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0472115634
ISBN-13: 9780472115631

“Never before has the case been more compellingly made that America’s dependence on a free and abundant water supply has become an illusion. Cynthia Barnett does it by telling us the stories of the amazing personalities behind our water wars, the stunning contradictions that allow the wettest state to have the most watered lawns, and the thorough research that makes her conclusions inescapable. Barnett has established herself as one of Florida’s best journalists and Mirage is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of the state.”—Mary Ellen Klas, Capital Bureau Chief, Miami H

Author: Nancy Oestreich Lurie
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Keywords: indian, winnebago, ann, arbor, paperbacks, autobiography, thunder, wolf, woman, sister, crashing, mountain
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1961-06-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0472061097
ISBN-13: 9780472061099

From pony to airplane, from medicine dance to Christian worship-- Mountain Wolf Woman, Sister of Crashing Thunder is the life story of a Winnebago woman, told in her own words to her adopted kinswoman, Nancy Lurie. This retelling of more than seventy-five years of Native American life is both a candid and compelling account of how one woman lived through a period of cultural crisis.Mountain Wolf Woman tells of her childhood in Wisconsin, her brief stay at a mission school, her marriage to "Bad Soldier," and her religious experiences with peyote. Her struggle to maintain her family against many

Authors:John R. Knott, Keith Taylor,
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Keywords: watershed, voices, river, huron
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2000-09-22
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 047206729X
ISBN-13: 9780472067299

"The Huron River . . . was called ’Cos-scut-e-nong Sebee’. . . . [It] is a beautiful, transparent stream, passing alternatively through rich bottoms, openings, plains, and sloping woodlands, covered with heavy timber." ---History of Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1881The Huron River---stretching 130 miles through three counties---has inspired numerous writers throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Contained here is a collection of new poems, essays, and stories, accompanied by maps, photographs, and illustrations that celebrate the Huron River. Over twenty locally and nati

Authors:Nelson Haydamacker, Alan D. Millar,
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Keywords: lakes, freighters, life, deckhand
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2009-02-24
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0472033255
ISBN-13: 9780472033256

Long before popular television shows such as Dirty Jobs and The Deadliest Catch, everyday men and women---the unsung heroes of the job world---toiled in important but mostly anonymous jobs. One of those jobs was deckhand on the ore boats.With numerous photographs and engaging stories, Deckhand offers an insider’s view of both the mundane and the intriguing duties performed by deckhands on these gritty cargo vessels. Boisterous port saloons, monster ice jams, near drownings, and the daily drudgery of soogeying---cleaning dirt and grime off the ships---are just a few of the experiences Mic

Author: Howard Crum
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Keywords: lakes, environment, mosses, peat, peatlands, focus
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1992-11-01
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0472063782
ISBN-13: 9780472063789

Examines the fens and bogs of the upper Midwest, with a taxonomic treatment of peat mosses