Close to Shore
Book by Michael Capuzzo
Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence is a non-fiction book by journalist Michael Capuzzo about the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. The book was published in 2001 by Broadway Books.
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Originally published: May 8, 2001
Author: Michael Capuzzo
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Interweaving a vivid portrait of the era and meticulously drawn characters with chilling accounts of the shark's five attacks and the frenzied hunt that ensued, ...
Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence is a non-fiction book by journalist Michael Capuzzo about the Jersey Shore shark attacks of ...
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"Close to Shore" is a detailed, scientific, sociological look at society in 1916 with the added bonus of the focus on reactions to shark attacks. Capuzzo gives ...
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Masterfully written and suffused with fascinating period detail and insights into the science and behavior of sharks, Close to Shorerecounts a breathtaking, ...
Close to Shore serves as an in-depth chronicle of the summer of 1916, when a great white shark famously held the entire area in a state of terror. The attacks ...
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Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great ...
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Close to Shore is about The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the story. A shark (or sharks) attacked five people ...
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Nov 12, 2023 · Fear and hysteria ran rampant as towns closed their beaches and people questioned their safety in the water. The book uses personal accounts and ...
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Beginning July 1, 1916, a spate of shark attacks off the Jersey shore befuddled maritime experts and terrified the public. In the first incident, ...
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Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative,Close to Shorebrilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White ...