The Great Deep
The Sea and its Thresholds
Hamilton-Paterson, James
Publisher: Random House
Year Published: 1992
Pages: 300 pp Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX24915
The author provides eloquent and meditative explanations of the deep sea, with sections on charts, islands, wrecks, fishing, and pirates, ending on an indictment of the fishing industry and other human abuses of the world's oceans.
Abstract:
James Hamilton-Paterson is a wandering explorer of all things watery who is equally at home accompanying a scientific survey voyage or snorkeling alone on a remote coral reef. In Great Deep, he shares with readers his immense knowledge of the sea as well as his diverse adventures, provocative musings, and intriguing speculations.
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