Log from the Sea of Cortez

Name: Log from the Sea of Cortez - Penguin Random House South Africa
SKU: 9780141186078
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John Steinbeck, Richard Astro

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About the book

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.

About the Author

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck (1902-68) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included The Red Pony, Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, and Of Mice and Men. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Richard Astro

Richard Astro, PhD, is a distinguished professor of English at Drexel. He has written and edited books on John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, and Bernard Malamud, as well as dozens of articles on other influential twentieth-century American writers. He founded the National Consortium for Academics and Sports in 1984.