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Twelve Days of Terror : Inside the Shocking 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks.
Upon the 100th anniversary of the most terrifying stretch of shark attacks in American history--a wave said to have been the inspiration for Jaws--comes a reissue of the classic Lyons Press account and investigation. In July 1916, a time when World War I loomed over America and New York City was in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Guilford :
Lyons Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Upon the 100th anniversary of the most terrifying stretch of shark attacks in American history--a wave said to have been the inspiration for Jaws--comes a reissue of the classic Lyons Press account and investigation. In July 1916, a time when World War I loomed over America and New York City was in the midst of a deadly polio epidemic, the tri-state area sought relief at the Jersey shore. The Atlantic's refreshing waters proved to be utterly inhospitable, however. In just twelve days, four swimmers were violently and fatally mauled in separate shark attacks, and a fifth swimmer escaped an atta. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (369 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781493023257 149302325X |