Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark - Hardcover

Matthiessen, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394462165 ISBN 13: 9780394462165

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1971

Synopsis

Matthiessen, Peter. Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark. First Edition. New York, Random House, 1971. Octavo. 204 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author Peter Matthiessen. Peter Matthiessen (May 22, 1927 - April 5, 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer and CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both fiction and nonfiction. He was also a prominent environmental activist. Matthiessen's nonfiction featured nature and travel, notably The Snow Leopard (1978) and American Indian issues and history, such as a detailed and controversial study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (1983). According to critic Michael Dirda, No one writes more lyrically [than Matthiessen] about animals or describes more movingly the spiritual experience of mountaintops, savannas, and the sea. Matthiessen was treated for acute leukemia for more than a year. His death came as he awaited publication of his final novel, In Paradise on April 8. (Wikipedia).

About this title

Review:

"A trove of shark lore, a suspenseful adventure yarn, and a decent man's account of the way other decent men behave toward one another when they are under great pressure" (Geoffrey Wolff Newsweek)

"Analytical, truthful and intimately personal... Throughout one learns considerably about the history of sharks, whales, professional divers, and other such creatures of the sea... Matthiessen is a most qualified observer of men and nature" (Natural History)

"For its natural history, for its persistent courage and for its terrifying portrait of White Death, this book... will live in the memory of all who read it" (Atlantic)

"Peter Matthiessen is beyond dispute the best nature writer working today" (Peter Farb)

Book Description:

The chronicle of an extraordinary expedition in pursuit of the great white shark, which brings to life other creatures of the deep and maritime characters and leaves in its wake a fear of and fascination with the dread fish.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0394462165
• ISBN 13: 9780394462165
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1