Twelve Days of Terror: A definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks

Richard G Fernicola, M.D.

ISBN 10: 158574297X / ISBN 13: 9781585742974

Published by Lyons Press, 2001

About this Item

8vo-- 330 +37 pp. including "Species of Sharks and Their Characteristics", a Time Line, Bibliography, and Index.

Seller Inventory # 1815708

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Twelve Days of Terror: A definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158574297X
• ISBN 13: 9781585742974
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: 32 pages of vintage photos (b&w)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +

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Synopsis

Vividly told for the first time, the true-life story of the 1916 wave of shark attacks that inspired Jaws takes readers to the Jersey shore in the midst of World War I, where a shark, or school of sharks, was feeding on bathers.

From the Back Cover

In July 1916, four people were killed in two weeks by a series of shark attacks, causing panic all along the coast. Perhaps best known as the inspiration for the Peter Benchley novel and Steve Spielberg film 'Jaws,' the story is set down here as the gripping record of what really happened.