Dan Egan is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. A two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, he lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and children.
"Suspenseful, superbly informative, crucial."
*Louise Erdrich*
"Fascinating and brilliant… Egan’s narrative often moves like a
thriller."
*Vicky Albritton and Fredrik Albritton Jonsson - Los Angeles Review
of Books*
"Easy to read, offering well-paced, intellectually stimulating
arguments, bolstered by well-researched and captivating
narratives."
*Lekelia Danielle Jenkins - Science*
"Dan Egan has done more than any other journalist in America to
chronicle the decline of this once-great ecosystem."
*Judges’ citation, Grantham Award of Special Merit for
Environmental Beat Reporting*
"A compelling chronicle of the many, many (many) man-caused hazards
that have threatened the largest source of accessible freshwater in
the world."
*Susan Glaser - Cleveland Plain Dealer*
"A marvelous work of nonfiction, which tells the story of
humanity’s interference with the natural workings of the world’s
largest unfrozen freshwater system."
*Anne Moore - Crain’s Chicago Business*
"Important.… Egan’s book serves as a reminder that the ecological
universe we inhabit is vastly connected and cannot be easily mended
by humility and good intentions."
*Meghan O’Gieblyn - Boston Review*
"Egan’s knowledge, both deep and wide, comes through on every page,
and his clear writing turns what could be confusing or tedious
material into a riveting story."
*Margaret Quamme - Columbus Dispatch*
"Brings the Great Lakes’ decline—and moments of rebirth—to life.…
Firsthand tales from the people directly involved in the Great
Lakes’ unfolding ecological drama drive Egan’s brisk narrative
forward."
*Danielle S. Furlich - Nature Conservancy magazine*
"A literary clarion call.… Egan’s narrative reflects a nuanced
understanding of history and science, which is matched by his keen
perceptions about public policy."
*National Book Review*
"This book feels urgent to policymakers and laypersons alike."
*Kerri Arsenault - Literary Hub*
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