{"product_id":"in-the-watershed-paperback","title":"In the Watershed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan Schnurr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An engaging narrative . . . braiding together [Schnurr's] personal observations with history, science, and folklore.\" --Scott Russell Sanders, author, \u003ci\u003eEarth Works: Selected Essays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Conservationist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For several years, Ryan Schnurr watched media coverage of Lake Erie algae blooms with a growing sense of unease. An Indiana native, he wanted to learn more about role of the Maumee River in the lake's environmental woes: the Maumee is Lake Erie's largest tributary and the center of the largest watershed in the region, spanning more than 6,600 square miles of land. So in the summer of 2016, Schnurr walked and canoed the length of the river from its headwaters in Fort Wayne, Indiana to its mouth in Toledo, Ohio. \u003ci\u003eIn The Watershed: A Journey Down the Maumee River\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of that voyage. As he walks the banks, Schnurr tells us the history of the river, from its formation by glaciers, function in Native American and American history, uses by industry, and role in current economic and environmental issues. Part cultural history, part nature writing, and part narrative, \u003ci\u003eIn the Watershed\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical work of non-fiction with a timely and important warning at the core. \"What is happening in Lake Erie,\" Schnurr tells us, \"is a disaster by nearly any measure--ecologically, economically, socially, culturally.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The Maumee River [is] a rich, complex, and fragile place, and Schnurr is a superb guide through it.\" --Mark Athitakis, author, \u003ci\u003eThe New Midwest: A Guide to Contemporary Fiction of the Great Lakes, Great Plains, and Rust Be\u003c\/i\u003elt \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Delightful.\" --Luis Alberto Urrea, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Highway\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInto the Beautiful North\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan Schnurr\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and photographer from northeast Indiana. His work has been published by \u003cem\u003eMidwestern Gothic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOld Northwest Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBelt Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and has been selected for two regional anthologies. \u003cem\u003eIn the Watershed \u003c\/em\u003eis his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339307847917,"sku":"9780998904108","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/vY4Sh89U1P9780998904108.webp?v=1785103283","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/in-the-watershed-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}