Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.

The log from the Sea of Cortez / John Steinbeck ; introduction by Richard Astro. - New York : Penguin, 1995. - xxvii, 288 p. : map ; 20 cm.

"Appendix: About Ed Ricketts": p. 225-274. "The narrative portion of the book, Sea of Cortez (1941), by John Steinbeck and E.F. Ricketts.". Originally published: New York : Viking, 1951.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxv-xxvi) and index.

Joint record of the expedition undertaken in 1940 by author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Edward F. Ricketts, who voyaged 4,000 miles on a sardine boat from California into the Sea of Cortez. Includes a critical introduction and Steinbeck's profile of Ricketts.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

0140187448 (pbk.) 9780140187441

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Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1896-1948 --Travel--Mexico--California, Gulf of.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 --Travel--Mexico--California, Gulf of.
Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1896-1948 --Voyages and travels.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 --Voyages and travels.


Marine invertebrates--Mexico--California, Gulf of.
Marine animals.


California, Gulf of (Mexico)--Description and travel.
California, Gulf of (Mexico)--Description and travel.

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