{"product_id":"close-to-shore-the-terrifying-shark-attacks-of-1916-paperback","title":"Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Capuzzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, \u003ci\u003eClose to Shore\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New Jersey shoreline. There, near the towns of Beach Haven and Spring Lake--and, incredibly, a farming community \u003ci\u003eeleven miles inland\u003c\/i\u003e--the most ferocious and unpredictable of predators began a deadly rampage: the first shark attacks on swimmers in U.S. history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Capuzzo interweaves 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. From the unnerving inevitability of the first attack on the esteemed son of a prosperous Philadelphia physician to the spine-tingling moment when a farm boy swimming in Matawan Creek feels the sandpaper-like skin of the passing shark, \u003ci\u003eClose to Shore \u003c\/i\u003eis an undeniably gripping saga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Heightening the drama are stories of the resulting panic in the citizenry, press and politicians, and of colorful personalities such as Herman Oelrichs, a flamboyant millionaire who made a bet that a shark was no match for a man (and set out to prove it); Museum of Natural History ichthyologist John Treadwell Nichols, faced with the challenge of stopping a mythic sea creature about which little was known; and, most memorable, the rogue Great White itself moving through a world that couldn't conceive of either its destructive power or its moral right to destroy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scrupulously researched and superbly written, \u003ci\u003eClose to Shore\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history. Masterfully written and suffused with fascinating period detail and insights into the science and behavior of sharks, \u003ci\u003e Close to Shore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003erecounts a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history with startling immediacy.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, \"Close to Shore brilliantly 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. \u003cbr\u003eDuring the summer before the United States entered World War I, when ocean swimming was just becoming popular and luxurious Jersey Shore resorts were thriving as a chic playland for an opulent yet still innocent era's new leisure class, Americans were abruptly introduced to the terror of sharks. In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New Jersey shoreline. 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. history. \u003cbr\u003eFor Americans celebrating an astoundingly prosperous epoch much like our own, fueled by the wizardry of revolutionary inventions, the arrival of this violent predator symbolized the limits of mankind's power against nature. \u003cbr\u003eInterweaving 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 the texture of \"Ragtime and the tension of \"Jaws. From the unnerving inevitability of the first attack on the esteemed son of a prosperous Philadelphia physician to the spine-tingling moment when a farm boy swimming in Matawan Creek feels the sandpaper-like skin of the passing shark, \"Close to Shoreis an undeniably gripping saga. \u003cbr\u003eHeightening the drama are stories of the resulting panic in the citizenry, press and politicians, and of colorful personalities such as Herman Oelrichs, a flamboyant millionaire who made a bet that a shark was no match for a man (and set out to prove it); Museum of Natural History ichthyologist John Treadwell Nichols, faced with the challenge of stopping a mythic sea creature about which little was known; and, most memorable, the rogue Great White itself moving through a world that couldn't conceive of either its destructive power or its moral right to destroy. \u003cbr\u003eScrupulously researched and superbly written, \"Close to Shore brings to life a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history. Masterfully written and suffused with fascinating period detail and insights into the science and behavior of sharks,\" Close to Shore recounts a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history with startling immediacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNominated for the Pulitzer Prize four times and a National Magazine Award finalist, \u003cb\u003eMichael Capuzzo\u003c\/b\u003e has been a feature writer for the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e. His stories have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire, Sports Illustrated, Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and two children in rural New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.04 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978569253165,"sku":"9780767904148","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/WXo3cC8xVnB0YllDdHJocHBFeTZZdz09.webp?v=1775805873","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/close-to-shore-the-terrifying-shark-attacks-of-1916-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}