The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

The Great LakesΓÇöErie,HuronMichiganOntarioand SuperiorΓÇöhold 20 percent of the worldΓÇÖs supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenanceworkand recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never beforeand their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan EganΓÇÖs compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyesblending 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.