Canoeing Michigan Rivers: A Comprehensive Guide to 45 Rivers - Softcover

Jerry Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0923756213 ISBN 13: 9780923756215

Publisher: Friede Pubns, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Dennis, Jerry

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About the Author

Jerry Dennis is the author of many literary and popular works about nature, science, and outdoor recreation. His essays and stories in The New York Times, Smithsonian, Audubon, Orion, Wildlife Conservation, National Geographic Traveler, American Way, Gray's Sporting Journal, and many other publications have won numerous awards and are frequently anthologized. His books, many of them illustrated by artist Glenn Wolff, are widely acclaimed and have been translated into German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Czech. In 1999 the Michigan Library Association named Jerry the Michigan Author of the Year, the highest literary award in the state, and in 2003 the University of Louisvilles School of Arts and Sciences recognized his achievements in literature with its Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award. He is a frequent guest lecturer at universities, has been a commentator on national and regional public radio, and serves on the faculty of the University of Michigans Bear River Writers Conference, where he teaches nature writing and creative non-fiction. He and his wife, Gail, live near the shore of Lake Michigan not far from Traverse City, Michigan.

Edition details

• Publisher: Friede Pubns
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0923756213
• ISBN 13: 9780923756215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 135