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Beyond the Outer Shores : The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell by Eric Enno Tamm (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHachette Books
ISBN-101568582986
ISBN-139781568582986
eBay Product ID (ePID)30206841
Product Key Features
Book TitleBeyond the Outer Shores : The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Marine Biology, General, Literary, American / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorEric Enno Tamm
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight21.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-069149
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal578.77/092
SynopsisIn the 1930s Ed Ricketts, John Steinbeck and,Joseph Campbell formed an important friendship.,While Steinbeck immortalised Monterey's bohemian,spirit in Cannery Row, the are's true lifeblood,was his best friend and Mentor, Ed Ricketts. Today,he's usually remembered as ""Doc"" - the hard,drinking father-figure who presides over Montery's,population of ""whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons,of bitches"" in Cannery Row - but Ricketts was,actually a highly accomplished ecologist whose two,works, one of which was coauthored with steinbeckare considered classics. This is his story., This is a thoughtful and revealing portrait of symbiotic friendship, a suspenseful tale of adventure at sea, and a eulogy to a trailblazing "popular scientist" whose full story has never before been told. In the 1930s, while the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression sent most of America into the doldrums, a lively intellectual and artistic community formed in the West, revolving around three legendary friends: Ed Ricketts, John Steinbeck, and Joseph Campbell. Steinbeck immortalized Monterey's bohemian spirit in Cannery Row, but the area's true lifeblood was his best friend and mentor, Ed Ricketts. Today he's usually remembered as "Doc" -- the beer-drinking philosopher-scientist who presides over Monterey's population of "whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches" in Cannery Row -- but Ricketts was actually a highly accomplished ecologist who did seminal work in the emerging field of marine biology. His two books, Between Pacific Tides and Sea of Cortez (coauthored with Steinbeck), are still considered classics.
LC Classification NumberQL31.R539T36 2004
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