Close to Shore The Terrifying Shark Attacks Of 1916

Name: Close to Shore The Terrifying Shark Attacks Of 1916
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ISBN: 9780767904148

ISBN-10: 0767904141

ISBN-13: 9780767904148

Edition: 2001 (Reprint)

Authors: Michael Capuzzo

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Combining 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. During the summer before the United States entered World War I, when ocean swimming was just becoming popular and luxurious Jersey Shore resorts were thriving as a chic playland for an opulent yet still innocent era's new leisure class, Americans were abruptly introduced to the terror of sharks. In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/21/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.15" wide x 7.99" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English