Description
Author: Jerry Dennis
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Michigan
Published: 04/15/2013
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781933272337
ISBN10: 1933272333
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Canoeing
- Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats | Rivers
- Travel | United States | Midwest | East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH
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.