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enlarge cover The Wolf's Head: Writing Lake Superior by Peter Unwin Non-Fiction ISBN: 978-1-897151-26-6 6" x 9" Trade Paper $20 256 pages BISAC Codes HIS 029000 History/North America HIS 051000 History/Expeditions & Discoveries NAT 018000 Nature/Lakes & Ponds

The Wolf's Head: Writing Lake Superior by Peter Unwin Immortalized in words and song, the symbol of the great, untreaded Wilderness, the shores surrounding Lake Superior rustle with stories of gregarious legend, unlikely heroes, quiet sorrow, and unmatched feats of bravery and adventure. From the earliest European records to the ghostly anecdotes of the men lost in her freezing waters, Peter Unwin records the stories of the great Superior and the people who, over centuries, have determined to make it their home. In short, cultivating chapters, Unwin lays out the history of the lake and its lands, illuminating the stories of the copper stained greed of men who sought the Ontonagon Boulder, the strangling dread of Mishipizheu, the maddening determination of voyageurs, and the hollow ache of loss on the greatest of inland seas. All the ferociousness the lake embodies is laid out here, filled with extraordinary facts, humorous anecdotes, and an understanding of the people who have chosen to live along its shores. In simple, witty language that endears and engages, Peter Unwin brings Lake Superior to life like no other writer has, delivering in vibrant prose, the history of the Wolf ’s Head. About Peter Unwin. [download excerpt]