Beyond Walden : the hidden history of America's kettle lakes and ponds /: the hidden history of America's kettle lakes and ponds. (©2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert M. Thorson.
• Other Names: Thorson, Robert M, 1951-
• Contents: Ice-sheet invasion -- The birth of kettle lakes and ponds -- Extinction, early humans, and stabilization -- Natives and the lake-forest ecosystem -- The fur trade, the Northwest Passage, and the source of the Mississippi -- Kettles and early America -- Family lake culture -- How lakes work -- Habitats, flora, and fauna -- Loving lakes too much -- Lake futures -- Appendix A. Kettles, state by state -- Appendix B. Identifying kettles.
• Publisher Details: New York : Walker Pub
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (282 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 551.48/20973; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Kettle holes -- United States -- History; Kettle holes; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Nature -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Lakes, Ponds & Swamps; Earth sciences; United States; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780802719836
• Related ISBNs: 080271983X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-253) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.