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Shining Big Sea Water: The Story of Lake Superior Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition

by Norman K. Risjord


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In Shining Big Sea Water, historian Norman K. Risjord offers a grand tour of Lake Superior's remarkable history, taking readers through the centuries and into the lives of those who have traveled the lake and inhabited its shores.

Through lively, informative chapters, Risjord begins with the lake's cataclysmic geological birth, then explores the lives of native peoples along the shore before European contact and during the fur trade, showing how Superior functioned as an unusual "blue water highway" for Indians, early explorers, industries, and settlers. He outlines the development of such cities as Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Ashland, Wisconsin; and Two Harbors, Minnesota, and tells the fascinating histories of life-saving lighthouses and famous shipwrecks. In the final chapter, Risjord looks to the future, offering a clear-eyed account of the environmental and economic challenges faced by America's largest freshwater lake.

Interspersed throughout the book are handy tips for travelers, highlighting historically significant sites that illustrate key pieces of Lake Superior's natural and human history, including national lakeshores in the United States and provincial parks in Canada.

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  • Title Shining Big Sea Water: The Story of Lake Superior
  • Author Norman K. Risjord
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Minnesota Historical Society Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 2008-05-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780873515900 / 0873515900
  • Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.89 x 6.21 x 0.5 in (22.58 x 15.77 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Cultural Region: Great Lakes
    • Cultural Region: Midwest
  • Library of Congress subjects Superior, Lake - History, Superior, Lake, Region - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007042926
  • Dewey Decimal Code 977.49
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