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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.

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... Read Full Overview

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.

?ret ?r 1940 och John Steinbeck har tillsammans med sin v?n marinbiologen Ed Ricketts givit sig ut p? en forskningsresa till sj?ss. Genom fartygets loggbok f?r vi dagligen f?lja resan, forskningen, och ?ventyren. P? fartyget Western Flyer reser de till Montereybukten vid Kaliforniens... Read Full Overview

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.