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The Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research

1 review
John Steinbeck, Edward Flanders Ricketts

Paul P Appel Pub, 1971

A must have book for true Steinbeck fans.
A marvelous insight into John Steinbeck and his mentor/pal, Ed Ricketts ("Doc" of Cannery Row fame.). Their obvious affection and respect for the other threads throughout the text. Contains wonderful lines such as," ...in six weeks in Baja, we collected about 3000 specimens of beer.", and of course there is the Hansen Sea Cow. Their musings about a world going crazy (Hitler is on the rise in ...

Outer Shores 2: Breaking Through

1 review
Edward Flanders Ricketts

Mad River Pr, 1979

The Mind of A Scientist
Although I never became interested in Marine Biology or the retrieval of such creatures from the waters, I find the philosophical discussions that are splashed throughout here to be wonderful. This gave me the opportunity to explore the life, mind, and world of the man who John Steinbeck attempted to immortalize with the Cannery Row character "Doc". This opened my mind to the larger picture of ...

Between Pacific Tides

6 reviews
Edward Flanders Ricketts

Stanford University Press, 1986

The standard field guide for the Pacific Coast of the USA
I can't believe that someone else has not reviewed this excellent guide to the intertidal biota of the Pacific Coast. This book has set the standard for reference guides to marine life along the Pacific Coast, as well as other locations. It is much more than a field guide -- though it also serves that role. This book describes the intertidal zonation patterns of the Pacific Coast as well as ...

Renaissance Man of Cannery Row: The Life and Letters of Edward F. Ricketts

9 reviews
Edward Flanders Ricketts, Katharine A. Rodger

University Alabama Press, 2002

About Time!
Renaissance Man of Cannery Row finally puts flesh on a real person who has been perceived as a caricature for too many years. In this book Edward Ricketts, a father, a marine biologist, a hard-working figure found for two decades along Cannery Row in Monterey in California (shades of Steinbeck?), and the persona found in at least six of Steinbeck's novels and short stories comes to life. ...