A Congenial Fellowship: A Botanical Correspondence Between Charles C. Deam and Floyd A. Swink 1946-1951 Edited by Peg Mohar with an introduction by Barbara Plampin, 387 pages, paperback; map, photographs, plant and general index, 2000.  $18.00

These letters allow us to peer into the minds and to follow the collecting trips of two giants in the annals of the 20th Century natural history of Northwest Indiana. It also provides a glimpse into the life and times of these two very interesting, dedicated botanists.

Birds of the Indiana Dunes 2nd edition, revised, by Kenneth Brock, drawings by John K. Cassady, 250 pages, paperback, maps, diagrams, bibliography, index, 1997. $12.95

Following the format of the 1st edition, (1986), this book provides a broad spectrum of updated information about the 352 bird species that have occurred in the Calumet Region. Not an identification guide, this volume instead describes when the birds appear, tells where they can be most easily found, and indicates how likely they are to be seen.

The Indiana Dunes Story: How Nature and People Made a Park 2nd, revised, edition edited by Joan Gibb Engel, various authors, drawings by Dale Fleming, 64 pages, paperback, bibliography and suggested readings, 1997. $6.95

This book of ten essays by knowledgeable authors traces the story of the Indiana Dunes State Park and the Indiana Dunes National lakeshore and the conservation movement in Northwest Indiana. Covering every aspect of the dunelands, the essays address many forces which have blended to produce the parks—physical, biological, cultural, industrial, and political.

Up and Down the Dunes By Emma Bickham Pitcher, drawings by Neal Malone, 88 pages, 1987, paperback. $7.95

Flowers of a Woodland Spring - Available Now - Written and illustrated by Heinze Trust Board Member, Carol Lerner, Flowers of a Woodland Spring. $12.00

A picture-book study, the life cycle of “ephemerals” is explained in general, then familiar examples are described in detail. Like the flowers they depict, the illustrations are exceptionally delicate. Strikingly composed black-and-white line drawings are interspersed with lovely watercolors. Together, pictures and text convey the magical “now you see it, now you don’t” quality of these intriguing woodland plants.

Mammals of the Indiana Dunes By Martha Miller, Illustrated by Dale Fleming, 1988, paperback, 35 pages. $3.50  Many species of mammals live in the Indiana Dunes. This book contains some of the more visible ones.

Joseph Bailly, Dunes Settler By Martha Miller, Illustrated by Joyce Keane and Dale Fleming, revised  edition 1987, paperback, 22 pages.$2.75  A friend of the Indians, a friend of the new settlers. The first white man to live in the Indiana Dunes, Joseph Bailly.” 

The Chellberg Farm By Martha Miller, Illustrations by Nancy Miller and Marjory Crawford, 1982, paperback, 27pages. $3.75 

A picture of life on an early 20th century farm, similar to farms all over the country, but unique because the owners and their children were Swedish Americans.