About the Author

Dan Egan is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. A two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, he lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and children.

Reviews

"Suspenseful, superbly informative, crucial."
*Louise Erdrich*

"Fascinating and brilliant… Egan’s narrative often moves like a thriller."
*Vicky Albritton and Fredrik Albritton Jonsson - Los Angeles Review of Books*

"Easy to read, offering well-paced, intellectually stimulating arguments, bolstered by well-researched and captivating narratives."
*Lekelia Danielle Jenkins - Science*

"Dan Egan has done more than any other journalist in America to chronicle the decline of this once-great ecosystem."
*Judges’ citation, Grantham Award of Special Merit for Environmental Beat Reporting*

"A compelling chronicle of the many, many (many) man-caused hazards that have threatened the largest source of accessible freshwater in the world."
*Susan Glaser - Cleveland Plain Dealer*

"A marvelous work of nonfiction, which tells the story of humanity’s interference with the natural workings of the world’s largest unfrozen freshwater system."
*Anne Moore - Crain’s Chicago Business*

"Important.… Egan’s book serves as a reminder that the ecological universe we inhabit is vastly connected and cannot be easily mended by humility and good intentions."
*Meghan O’Gieblyn - Boston Review*

"Egan’s knowledge, both deep and wide, comes through on every page, and his clear writing turns what could be confusing or tedious material into a riveting story."
*Margaret Quamme - Columbus Dispatch*

"Brings the Great Lakes’ decline—and moments of rebirth—to life.… Firsthand tales from the people directly involved in the Great Lakes’ unfolding ecological drama drive Egan’s brisk narrative forward."
*Danielle S. Furlich - Nature Conservancy magazine*

"A literary clarion call.… Egan’s narrative reflects a nuanced understanding of history and science, which is matched by his keen perceptions about public policy."
*National Book Review*

"This book feels urgent to policymakers and laypersons alike."
*Kerri Arsenault - Literary Hub*

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