Fresh Water.Fresh Water Alison Swan Michigan State Press 1405 South Harrison Road, Manly Miles Building, Suite 25, East Lansing East Lansing, city (1990 pop. 50,677), Ingham co., S central Mich., a suburb of Lansing, on the Red Cedar River; inc. 1907. The city was first known as College Park, but was renamed when it was incorporated. , MI 48823-5202 0870137891 $26.95 www.msupress.msu.edu Edited by award-winning environmentalist environmentalist a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment. Alison Swan, Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). is an anthology of brief yet contemplative con·tem·pla·tive adj. Disposed to or characterized by contemplation. See Synonyms at pensive. n. 1. A person given to contemplation. 2. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation. reflections upon the Great Lakes, all written by women. The essays are contemplative rather than scholarly in nature, dwelling upon emotion, history, the beauty of the Lakes and the need to preserve them. A deeply moving compilation filled with passion and respect for the spiritual bounty of nature. |
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