{"product_id":"in-the-watershed-paperback","title":"In the Watershed - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan Schnurr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Poignant but animated by a stubborn hope.\"--\u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Ryan Schnurr, editor at \u003cem\u003eBelt Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, watched media coverage of Lake Erie algae blooms with a growing sense of unease. An Indiana native, he wanted to learn more about the role the Maumee River--Lake Erie's largest tributary and the center of the region's largest watershed--played in the lake's environmental woes. So in the summer of 2016, he walked and canoed the length of the river from its headwaters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to its mouth in Toledo, Ohio. As he traverses the waters and banks like a modern-day Thoreau, Schnurr walks us through: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The history of the river, including its formation by glaciers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Its function in Native American and American history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How industrialization changed it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How current economic and environmental forces are still shaping it today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart cultural history, part nature writing, and part personal narrative, \u003cem\u003eIn the Watershed\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical work of nonfiction in the vein of John McPhee, Edward Abbey, and Ian Frazier 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA slim but pressing travelogue for readers who are interested in nature writing at its most local level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Schnurr\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and photographer from northeast Indiana. His work has been published by \u003ci\u003eMidwestern Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOld Northwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBelt Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been selected for two regional anthologies. \u003ci\u003eIn the Watershed \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702066974783,"sku":"9780998904108","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fc493f24fd3a7d60f68ee88736d2bd0c.webp?v=1765023021","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/in-the-watershed-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}