Sea of Cortez (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward F. Ricketts, John Steinbeck
- First Published: 1941
- Type of Work: Nature
- Time of Work: 1940
- Setting: Monterey, California; the Baja Peninsula; the Gulf of California; and Mexico
- Principal Characters: John Steinbeck, Edward Ricketts, Anthony Berry, Tiny Colletto, Sparky Enea, Tex Travis
- Genres: Nonfiction, Nature writing
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Discoveries, Research, Exploration or explorers, Wildlife, Marine biology
Form and Content
In March, 1940, John Steinbeck and Edward F. Ricketts began serious preparation for a six-week biological expedition to the Gulf of California, which they designate by its earlier name, the Sea of Cortez. Ricketts, the owner of the small Pacific Biological Laboratories in Monterey, California, had long been interested in the invertebrate marine life of the California coast. Steinbeck’s best friend for eighteen years, he exerted a profound influence on the novelist’s thought and became the model for Doc in Steinbeck’s Cannery Row (1945)....
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