Awards

• Short-listed for Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2017
• Winner of Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2017
• Winner of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Communication Book Award 2018

Overview

The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending 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.

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Dan Egan has done more than any other journalist in America to chronicle the decline of this once-great ecosystem, to alert the public to new threats, and to force governments to take remedial action. -- Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment, Special Merit citation Egan has written a compelling book that explores centuries of exploitation and considers strategies that could rescue this fragile ecosystem. . . . [His] narrative reflects a nuanced understanding of history and science, which is matched by his keen perceptions about public policy. -- The National Book Review An accessible, even gripping narrative about the massive, unforeseen costs of our interventions in the natural world. . . . The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is an engaging, vitally important work of science journalism. -- Eva Holland - The Globe and Mail This book feels urgent to policymakers and laypersons alike. -- Kerri Arsenault - Literary Hub Fascinating and brilliant. -- Vicky Albritton and Fredrik Albritton Jonsson - Los Angeles Review of Books Living up to . . . early acclaim, [The Death and Life of the Great Lakes] is easy to read, offering well-paced, intellectually stimulating arguments, bolstered by well-researched and captivating narratives. -- Lekelia Danielle Jenkins - Science Engaging . . . [and] impeccably researched. . . . Told like a great story rather than an academic lecture. -- Anna M. Michalak - Nature Dan Egan's deeply researched and sharply written The Death and Life of The Great Lakes . . . nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative. . . . Egan's book is bursting with life (and yes, death). -- Robert Moor - New York Times Book Review (cover review)

Author Information

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.

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