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"A powerfully and thoughtfully written story of the impact the opening of the Great Lakes has had on the environment, water conditions and quality of life in the Great Lakes states."
~ Michigan Notable Book Awards committee
“Pandora's Locks is the full story of an environmental disaster which occurred in slow motion, over many years, and which is continuing to devastate one of the most precious ecosystems on the planet. This is the definitive history of the subject.”
~ Eric Reeves, Cdr., U.S.C.G. (Ret.), former U.S. Coast Guard staff officer for Great Lakes ballast water policy.
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In the news
• "Major shipping route fosters a plague of sea life," Washington Post, August 2009.
• "Boatloads of trouble," EJ Magazine, May 2009.
• "New book examines foreign species' effects on lakes," Muskegon Chronicle, 6/4/09• "Local author explores effects of Seaway," Grand Haven Tribune, 6/9/09
• "Fallen hero: The St. Lawrence Seaway at 50," Toronto Globed & Mail, 6/27/09
• "On St. Lawrence Seaway's 50th anniversary, big waves," Detroit Free Press, 6/28/09
• "A wake would be fitting for Seaway's 50 years," Jeff Alexander Op-Ed, Detroit Free Press, 6/28/09
• "Invasive zebra mussels linked to toxic blue-green algae blooms," St. Paul Pioneer Press, 7/28/09
• "Author pens Great Lakes tragedy," Petoskey News-Review, 8/4/09
Reviews
"A powerful expose'."
~ Howard Meyerson, Grand Rapids Press
"Pandora's Locks should be required reading for every science class in America. And for every legislator."
~ D'Arcy Egan, Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The stunner ... is (the) accounting of 'a decade of foot-dragging by the Coast Guard' and of reluctance of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect.
~ George Weeks, Traverse City Record Eagle
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“Someone has, finally, documented the St. Lawrence Seaway’s ecological disaster for the Great Lakes. This book is a 'hafta' read. Get a few extras for local school and public libraries.”
~ Glenn Shepard, The North Woods Call
“Alexander’s personal touch, passionate curiousity and close-up view of what the non-natives have wrought give the book a singular vividness.”
~ Dave Dempsey, author of On the Brink and Ruin and Recovery
• "Anatomy of a Liquid Murder," Dome magazine, 5/16/09
Winner of a 2007 "Michigan Notable Books" Award
Winner of a 2007 Historical Society of Michigan "State History Award"
Winner of a 2006 "ForeWord Book of the Year Award" - Silver Medal, Environment
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Great Lakes Information Network
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