What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916?
New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024, ©2024..
Format: Book
Description: 108 pages,16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
"On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: What was--?
Contents:
What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916? -- Apex Predator -- Summer at the Shore -- The First Attack -- The $500 Bet -- The Second Attack -- Hysteria -- Matawan Creek Massacre -- War on Sharks -- Caught! -- Understanding Sharks -- Timelines.
Subjects:
Shark attacks -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Seashore -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Shark attacks -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Seashore -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 8-12
ISBN:
9780593521588
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C ANIMALS Water Shark Med | Main (Downtown) | Children's NonFiction | Coming Soon |
C ANIMALS Water Shark Med | Northeast Indoors | Children's NonFiction | Held |
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).