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Book SynopsisTrade Review"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
