Description
Product ID: | 9780141186078 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
Title: | The Log from the Sea of Cortez |
Authors: | Author: Mr John Steinbeck |
Page Count: | 320 |
Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, Marine biology, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Geographical discovery and exploration, Travel writing, Marine biology, Oceanography (seas), Geographical discovery & exploration, Travel writing, American English |
Description: | Select Guide Rating In 1940 Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The expedition was described by the two men in Sea of Cortez, published in 1941. In 1940 Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The expedition was described by the two men in SEA OF CORTEZ, published in 1941. The day-to-day story of the trip is told here in the Log, which combines science, philosophy and high-spirited adventure. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2001-01-18 |