Calumet Beginnings - Ancient Shorelines and Settlements At the South End of Lake Michigan

Informationen zum Autor 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 . Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. This book deals with this region. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: The Calumet Area Part One. The Physical Setting 1. Seas, Sediments, and Glacial Ice: Forming the Landscapes 2. Water and Wind: Interpreting Lake Michigan's History Part Two. The Human Touch 3. The Calumet Area before 1833 4. The Pioneer and Stagecoach Period: 1833-1858 5. Railroads and Everyday Life: 1852-1899 6. Altering the Landscape Part Three. Community Beginnings 7. Cook County Communities 8. Lake County Communities 9. Porter and LaPorte County Communities Epilogue: Preserved Natural Areas Glossary Bibliographic Essay Works Cited and Suggestions for Further Reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth J Schoon, Kenneth J. Schoon, Schoon Kenneth J
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.10.2013
• EAN: 9780253012227
• ISBN: 978-0-253-01222-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous