Allan Casey
Autor(a) de Lakeland: Ballad of a Freshwater Country
About the Author
Allan Casey is an award-winning journalist whose writing and photography appear in major magazines and newspapers. He is the co-founder of www.smallredcabin.org, a national forum promoting responsible use of private property in natural areas. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Obras por Allan Casey
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Casey, Allan
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Canada
- Locais de residência
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Ocupações
- journalist
boat builder
lake sailor
Membros
Críticas
Prémios
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 37
- Popularidade
- #390,572
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 7
- Línguas
- 1
The author talks about the history and geography of each lake, but it is more a recounting of his personal journey and his interactions with the people he meets in each area of Canada. As such, it was a very enjoyable read, but I would have been happier to learn more about the lakes themselves. Because Casey touches on so many aspects of the lakes, including cultural and scientific issues, there was not enough depth for my tastes.
Nevertheless, there is one common theme that pervades all the stories, and that is how the activities of mankind, including overfishing, dumping of sewage and building of gigantic "cottages", are killing our lakes. Despite the gloomy outlook, Casey shows how individually, those living close to the lakes and the rest of us who simply want to visit occasionally to enjoy their beauty can reverse the downward trend.… (mais)