description: A companion volume to the exhibition of the same name that opened at the Smithsonian Institution in 1995 and will travel around the country for five years. Collected here are a variety of essays and accounts by ocean scientists, conservationists, sailors, fishermen, and writers; selections include works by Rachel Carson, John McPhee, Peter Matthiessen, and Jacques-Yves Cousteau, to name a few. The compendium includes abundant color photos. Lacks an index. 9.25x11.25" Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Ocean Planet: Writings and Images of the Sea
titlecomplete: Ocean Planet: Writings and Images of the Sea
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc