| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-289) and index. |
| Contents |
Ice-sheet invasion -- The birth of kettle lakes and ponds -- Extinction, early humans, and stabilization -- Natives and the lake-forest ecosystem -- The fur trade, the Northwest Passage, and the source of the Mississippi -- Kettles and early America -- Family lake culture -- How lakes work -- Habitats, flora, and fauna -- Loving lakes too much -- Lake futures -- Appendix A. Kettles, state by state -- Appendix B. Identifying kettles. |
| Subject |
Kettle holes -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780802716453 hardcover $26.00 |
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0802716458 hardcover |
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