The Log from the Sea of CortezA 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, Steinbeck and his close friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, embarked on a month long marine specimen-collecting expedition in the Gulf of California, which resulted in their collaboration on the Sea of Cortez. In 1951, after Ricketts’ death, Steinbeck reissued his narrative portion of the work in memory of his friend and the inspiration for Cannery Row’s “Doc”. This exciting day-by-day account of their journey together is a rare blend of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. This edition features an introduction by Richard Astro. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
Contents
Section 1 | 17 |
Section 2 | 23 |
Section 3 | 26 |
Section 4 | 36 |
Section 5 | 40 |
Section 6 | 46 |
Section 7 | 52 |
Section 8 | 60 |
Section 25 | 132 |
Section 26 | 142 |
Section 27 | 148 |
Section 28 | 162 |
Section 29 | 168 |
Section 30 | 172 |
Section 31 | 174 |
Section 32 | 176 |
Section 9 | 62 |
Section 10 | 74 |
Section 11 | 76 |
Section 12 | 84 |
Section 13 | 86 |
Section 14 | 88 |
Section 15 | 90 |
Section 16 | 92 |
Section 17 | 100 |
Section 18 | 111 |
Section 19 | 114 |
Section 20 | 117 |
Section 21 | 122 |
Section 22 | 124 |
Section 23 | 125 |
Section 24 | 126 |
Section 33 | 180 |
Section 34 | 203 |
Section 35 | 222 |
Section 36 | 238 |
Section 37 | 241 |
Section 38 | 254 |
Section 39 | 256 |
Section 40 | 258 |
Section 41 | 260 |
Section 42 | 262 |
Section 43 | 264 |
Section 44 | 268 |
Section 45 | 270 |
Section 46 | 272 |
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez: The Narrative Portion of the Book 'Sea of ... John Steinbeck No preview available - 1995 |
Common terms and phrases
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