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The Log from the Sea of Cortez is an English-language book written by American author John Steinbeck and published in 1951. It details a six-week (March 11 – April 20) marine specimen-collecting boat expedition he made in 1940 at various sites in the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez), with his friend, the marine biologist Ed Ricketts.
- John Steinbeck, Edward Flanders Ricketts, Richard Astro
- 1951
Nov 1, 1995 · Cannery Row (1945), The Wayward Bus (1948), another experimental drama, Burning Bright (1950), and The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951) preceded publication of the monumental East of Eden (1952), an ambitious saga of the Salinas Valley and his own family’s history.
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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. Log from the Sea of Cortez includes the narrative of the journey and the essay “About Ed Ricketts.”. It does not include pictures and ...
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Nov 1, 1995 · The Log from the Sea of Cortez (Penguin Classics) Kindle Edition. In the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck’s masterful The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In search of a respite from the national stage, Steinbeck and his close friend, biologist Ed ...
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Jan 1, 2001 · The Log from the 'Sea of Cortez. New Ed Edition. 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 ...
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This is the narrative portion from the scientific log of this journey made in the Sea of Cortez (AKA The Gulf of California) by John Steinbeck and his friend, the marine biologist Ed Ricketts. The incredibly rich wildlife they encountered is described beautifully, and Steinbeck's reflections on life, humanity, politics, etc. is very thought ...
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez. John Steinbeck. Penguin, Nov 1, 1995 - Travel - 320 pages. A Penguin Classic In the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck’s masterful The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In search of a respite from the national stage ...
