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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fernicola, Richard G., M. D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Guilford : Lyons Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: Beach Haven: July 1; CHAPTER 2: Spring Lake: July 6; CHAPTER 3: Matawan: July 12; CHAPTER 4: In the Wake of the Terror; CHAPTER 5: When the Sea Tiger Attacks; CHAPTER 6: Science Stalks the Phantom; CHAPTER 7: The New Generation of Shark Hunters; CHAPTER 9: Explaining the Inexplicable; CHAPTER 10: Just Beneath the Surface; CHAPTER 11: Closing the Case, for Now; Species of Sharks and Their Characteristics (a select list); Timeline of Terror; Bibliography; Index.