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PublisherCrown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100767904141
ISBN-139780767904148
eBay Product ID (ePID)2205777
Product Key Features
Book TitleClose to Shore : the Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnimals / Fish, Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines, United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Disasters & Disaster Relief
Publication Year2002
FeaturesReprint
GenreNature, Social Science, History
AuthorMichael Capuzzo
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.6 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-025750
Reviews"A remarkable read . . . a flash photo of the moment when our fascination with sharks transformed from awe into mortal dread." Entertainment Weekly "The most perfect beach book ever. Better than Jaws an amazing story, terrific writing, and the Gilded Age setting is fascinating. I loved it." Linda Marotta, Shakespeare & Company, New York City "Popular history meets popular science in this thrilling shark story. As in Seabiscuit , the author interweaves social history with a suspenseful story told from different characters' points of view, including that most fascinating character of all: the shark itself." Arsen Kashkashian, Boulder Book Store, Boulder, Colorado "This riveting book skillfully combines historical fact with shark science and lore. A first-rate thriller that's all the more spine-tingling because it really happened." Anne Edkins, Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, California "A riveting account of the terrorizing shark attacks [of 1916]. Meticulously researched, it provides fascinating information about the history of the great white shark as well as a social commentary of America during World War I. Informative, entertaining, enthralling." Tova Beiser, Brown University Bookstore, Providence, Rhode Island, "A remarkable read . . . a flash photo of the moment when our fascination with sharks transformed from awe into mortal dread." Entertainment Weekly "The most perfect beach book ever. Better than Jawsan amazing story, terrific writing, and the Gilded Age setting is fascinating. I loved it." Linda Marotta, Shakespeare & Company, New York City "Popular history meets popular science in this thrilling shark story. As in Seabiscuit, the author interweaves social history with a suspenseful story told from different characters' points of view, including that most fascinating character of all: the shark itself." Arsen Kashkashian, Boulder Book Store, Boulder, Colorado "This riveting book skillfully combines historical fact with shark science and lore. A first-rate thriller that's all the more spine-tingling because it really happened." Anne Edkins, Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, California "A riveting account of the terrorizing shark attacks [of 1916]. Meticulously researched, it provides fascinating information about the history of the great white shark as well as a social commentary of America during World War I. Informative, entertaining, enthralling." Tova Beiser, Brown University Bookstore, Providence, Rhode Island, "A remarkable read . . . a flash photo of the moment when our fascination with sharks transformed from awe into mortal dread." -- Entertainment Weekly "The most perfect beach book ever. Better than Jaws -an amazing story, terrific writing, and the Gilded Age setting is fascinating. I loved it." -- Linda Marotta, Shakespeare & Company, New York City "Popular history meets popular science in this thrilling shark story. As in Seabiscuit , the author interweaves social history with a suspenseful story told from different characters' points of view, including that most fascinating character of all: the shark itself." -- Arsen Kashkashian, Boulder Book Store, Boulder, Colorado "This riveting book skillfully combines historical fact with shark science and lore. A first-rate thriller that's all the more spine-tingling because it really happened." -- Anne Edkins, Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, California "A riveting account of the terrorizing shark attacks [of 1916]. Meticulously researched, it provides fascinating information about the history of the great white shark as well as a social commentary of America during World War I. Informative, entertaining, enthralling." -- Tova Beiser, Brown University Bookstore, Providence, Rhode Island, "A remarkable read . . . a flash photo of the moment when our fascination with sharks transformed from awe into mortal dread." Entertainment Weekly "The most perfect beach book ever. Better thanJawsan amazing story, terrific writing, and the Gilded Age setting is fascinating. I loved it." Linda Marotta, Shakespeare & Company, New York City "Popular history meets popular science in this thrilling shark story. As inSeabiscuit, the author interweaves social history with a suspenseful story told from different characters' points of view, including that most fascinating character of all: the shark itself." Arsen Kashkashian, Boulder Book Store, Boulder, Colorado "This riveting book skillfully combines historical fact with shark science and lore. A first-rate thriller that's all the more spine-tingling because it really happened." Anne Edkins, Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, California "A riveting account of the terrorizing shark attacks [of 1916]. Meticulously researched, it provides fascinating information about the history of the great white shark as well as a social commentary of America during World War I. Informative, entertaining, enthralling." Tova Beiser, Brown University Bookstore, Providence, Rhode Island
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal597.3/1566
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisCombining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New Jersey shoreline. There, near the towns of Beach Haven and Spring Lake--and, incredibly, a farming community eleven miles inland --the most ferocious and unpredictable of predators began a deadly rampage: the first shark attacks on swimmers in U.S. history. Capuzzo interweaves a vivid portrait of the era and meticulously drawn characters with chilling accounts of the shark's five attacks and the frenzied hunt that ensued. From the unnerving inevitability of the first attack on the esteemed son of a prosperous Philadelphia physician to the spine-tingling moment when a farm boy swimming in Matawan Creek feels the sandpaper-like skin of the passing shark, Close to Shore is an undeniably gripping saga. Heightening the drama are stories of the resulting panic in the citizenry, press and politicians, and of colorful personalities such as Herman Oelrichs, a flamboyant millionaire who made a bet that a shark was no match for a man (and set out to prove it); Museum of Natural History ichthyologist John Treadwell Nichols, faced with the challenge of stopping a mythic sea creature about which little was known; and, most memorable, the rogue Great White itself moving through a world that couldn't conceive of either its destructive power or its moral right to destroy. Scrupulously researched and superbly written, Close to Shore brings to life a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history. Masterfully written and suffused with fascinating period detail and insights into the science and behavior of sharks, Close to Shore recounts a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history with startling immediacy.
LC Classification NumberQL638.93.C36 2001
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- 11. Jun. 2023
Enjoyed reading as it was not only about the shark, it gave some history as to the era in which this happened.
This book may not be for everyone because you can get the basic information on the internet, but I enjoy reading about historic events in more detail. I was also interested in the connection to Peter Benchly's book JAWS.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 12. Feb. 2022
Excellent read!
An amazing account of the 1916 shark attacks along the New Jersey shore and will make you think twice about going into the water! Highly recommend.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Aug. 2020
Great book
Fabulous bookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 07. Jul. 2021
Tells you where the action is.
Great beach read.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
