Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0767904141 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 317 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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There, near the towns of Beach Haven and Spring Lake--and, incredibly, a farming community eleven miles inland--the most ferocious and unpredictable of predators began a deadly rampage: the first shark attacks on swimmers in U.S. Scrupulously researched and superbly written, Close to Shore brings to life a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history. Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shorebrilliantly 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. In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New Jersey shoreline. Interweaving a vivid portrait of the era and meticulously drawn characters with chilling accounts of the shark's five attacks and the frenzied hunt that ensued, Michael Capuzzo has created a nonfiction historical thriller with
From School Library Journal Grade 6-10-An adaptation of Capuzzo's adult book, Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence (Broadway, 2001). Initial opinions of the attacker ranged from sea turtles to killer whales or swordfish, before it was determined to be the work of a rogue white shark. . Capuzzo describes the shark's quest to satiate his hunger with the flesh of humans, sometimes verging close to anthropomorphism as he builds an atmosphere of suspense about the creature, its wanderings and its means of attack. Allen's Shark Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (Lyons, 2001) offer wider-ranging examples of shark attacks, along with ways to avoid them.Pam Spencer Holley, Young Adult Literature Specialist, Virginia Beach, VACopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. The menacing cover of a gaping shark's mo
GaEntertaining reading on something that will probably always be a cold case Will preface this by saying that if you're really interested in this series of events, and want to read what is probably the definitive publication on the Jersey Shore attacks, "Twelve Days of Terror" by Richard Fernicola is the one to read.With that being said, I enjoyed "Close to Shore" a great deal too, though not as much as "Twelve Days of Terror," which is a much more scholarly work supported by an incredible amount of research. This one seems intended to mimic the style of other nonfiction works . 0Entertaining reading on something that will probably always be a cold case Will preface this by saying that if you're really interested in this series of events, and want to read what is probably the definitive publication on the Jersey Shore attacks, "Twelve Days of Terror" by Richard Fernicola is the one to read.With that being said, I enjoyed "Close to Shore" a great deal too, though not as much as "Twelve Days of Terror," which is a much more scholarly work supported by an incredible amount of research. This one seems intended to mimic the style of other nonfiction works . said Entertaining reading on something that will probably always be a cold case. Will preface this by saying that if you're really interested in this series of events, and want to read what is probably the definitive publication on the Jersey Shore attacks, "Twelve Days of Terror" by Richard Fernicola is the one to read.With that being said, I enjoyed "Close to Shore" a great deal too, though not as much as "Twelve Days of Terror," which is a much more scholarly work supported by an incredible amount of research. This one seems intended to mimic the style of other nonfiction works . Murray I. Suid said Informative, exciting in places, but suffering from a flat ending. The book--about a series of East Coast shark attacks that inspired the writing of JAWS-- held my interest and provided a glimpse into the social life of a period (early "Informative, exciting in places, but suffering from a flat ending" according to Murray I. Suid. The book--about a series of East Coast shark attacks that inspired the writing of JAWS-- held my interest and provided a glimpse into the social life of a period (early 20th century) that I didn't know much about. There were memorable real-life characters, plus some a few blood-in-the-water thrills.If you want to understand sharks in a way that goes deeper than headlines and more scientific than JAWS, this book will likely please you. It quotes a number of world-class sharp experts. And it treats shark. 0th century) that I didn't know much about. There were memorable real-life characters, plus some a few blood-in-the-water thrills.If you want to understand sharks in a way that goes deeper than headlines and more scientific than JAWS, this book will likely please you. It quotes a number of world-class sharp experts. And it treats shark. "Jersey Shore 100 Years Ago" according to JMP_RGC. I found this book fascinating - more as a study of a an era before technology started really taking off, before information became more and more accessible and mysteries fewer and fewer. Very nicely written, occasionally a bit draggy when going off on a tangent about a particular person somewhat relevant to the overall story. But I have been a Jersey shore fan and have hung out during summers on LBI for many years and reading about what it was like in 1916 was fascinating. I am not much of a swimmer in