The Log from the Sea of Cortez
The Narrative Portion of the Book, Sea of Cortez (1941), by John Steinbeck and E.F. Ricketts
New York : Penguin Books, [1995]
Format: Book
Description: xxvii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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.
Series: Penguin classics.
Other Authors:
Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897-1948, author.
Container of (work): Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. About Ed Ricketts.
Astro, Richard, writer of introduction.
Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897-1948, author.
Container of (work): Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. About Ed Ricketts.
Astro, Richard, writer of introduction.
Contents:
Introduction / Richard Astro -- Log from the Sea of Cortez -- Appendix : About Ed Rickets -- Glossary.
Subjects:
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of.
Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897-1948 -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of.
Marine invertebrates -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of.
California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Description and travel.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of.
Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897-1948 -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of.
Marine invertebrates -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of.
California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Description and travel.
ISBN:
0140187448
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SCIENCE Ecology Water Ste | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
"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 edition Ricketts": pages 225-274.
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxv-xxvi) and index.
Originally published: New York : Viking, 1951.
"Appendix: About edition Ricketts": pages 225-274.
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxv-xxvi) and index.