Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of Lake Michigan - Brossura

Schoon, Kenneth J.

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ISBN 10: 0253012228 ISBN 13: 9780253012227

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

The landscape of the Calumet, an area that sits astride the Indiana–Illinois state line at the southern end of Lake Michigan was shaped by the glaciers that withdrew toward the end of the last ice age—about 45,000 years ago. In the years since, many natural forces, including wind, running water, and the waves of Lake Michigan, have continued to shape the land. The lake's modern and ancient shorelines have served as Indian trails, stagecoach routes, highways, and sites that have evolved into many of the cities, towns, and villages of the Calumet area. People have also left their mark on the landscape: Indians built mounds; farmers filled in wetlands; governments commissioned ditches and canals to drain marshes and change the direction of rivers; sand was hauled from where it was plentiful to where it was needed for urban and industrial growth. These thousands of years of weather and movements of peoples have given the Calumet region its distinct climate and appeal.

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L'autore:

Kenneth J. Schoon is Professor of Science Education at Indiana University Northwest. He is author of Dreams of Duneland: A Pictorial History of the Indiana Dunes Region (IUP, 2013) and City Trees.

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• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0253012228
• ISBN 13: 9780253012227
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 247