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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

Steinbeck, John (Book - 1995)
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez


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This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. Annotation. In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, ventured

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This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. Annotation. In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, ventured into the Gulf of California to search for marine invertebrates along the beaches. This exciting, day-by-day account of their trip, drawn from the longer work, Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-speed adventure that provides a fascinating portrait of Steinbeck and Ricketts.

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Uniform Title Sea of Cortez
Alternate Title: About Ed Ricketts
Additional Contributors: Ricketts, Edward Flanders
Steinbeck, John
Imprint: New York - Penguin Books
Pages: 288
ISBN: 0140187448, 9780140187441
Call number: 508.3164 S819L 1995
Language: English
Contents: Introduction by Richard Astro
Suggestions for further reading
Note on the text
Map
Log from the Sea of Cortez
Appendix
Glossary
Index
Notes: "The narrative portion of the book, Sea of Cortez (1941), by John Steinbeck and E.F. Ricketts."
Originally published: New York : Viking, 1951
"Appendix: About Ed Ricketts": p. 225-274
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxv-xxvi) and index
Introduction by Richard Astro -- Suggestions for further reading --Note on the text -- Map -- Log from the Sea of Cortez -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Index
Statement of responsibility: John Steinbeck ; introduction by Richard Astro
Characteristics: xxvii, 288 p. :,ill. ;,20 cm
Author (Original Script): Steinbeck, John
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