The log from the Sea of Cortez
By: John Steinbeck ; introduction by Richard Astro.
Contributors: Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897-1948.; Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of; Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897-1948 -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of; Marine invertebrates -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of; California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Description and travel
Description: This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. Annotation. In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, ventured into the Gulf of California to search for marine invertebrates along the beaches. This exciting, day-by-day account of their trip, drawn from the longer work, Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-speed adventure that provides a fascinating portrait of Steinbeck and Ricketts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxv-xxvi) and index.
"The narrative portion of the book, Sea of Cortez (1941), by John Steinbeck and E.F. Ricketts."
Originally published: New York : Viking, 1951.
"Appendix: About Ed Ricketts": p. 225-274.