Greg Breining
Author
Publisher
Voyageur Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Using field research and interviews with geologists and a paleontologist, journalist Greg Breining uncovers the true story of the Yellowstone super volcano. It is capable of expelling more than 200 cubic miles of magma in a single blow. Breining looks at how geologists pieced together the puzzle of the Yellowstone super volcano, the devastation it has wrought, the natural wonders it has created, where it stands in relation to other prehistoric super...
Author
Publisher
Falcon
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of how a nation reversed a "silent spring" and saved the bald eagle from extinction. This bird of prey was declared the national symbol in 1782 but, by the 1960s, pollution and development had wiped out all but a few dozen. Grassroots movements started, the American consciousness was raised to all environmental threats, and federal laws were passed to keep the eagle population alive. This stunning book of full-color photographs and...
5) Minnesota
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass American Guides
Language
English
Description
An insider's guide to the state recommends restaurants and accommodations, and provides information on the music scene, national parks, historical sites, and attractions along the Mississippi River and Lake Superior.
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"To the uninitiated, ice fishing seems improbable, wacky, and dangerous. But every winter, more than 2 million hardy northerners go to their place on the lake: literally on the lake. Striking story-telling photographs by Layne Kennedy and engaging essays by outdoor writer and fisherman Greg Breining capture the quirky world of ice fishing -- its natural beauty and solitary subzero vigils, along with its oddball practices and practitioners. Kennedy...