Edward F Ricketts: 2 books
Renaissance Man of Cannery Row
The Life and Letters of Edward F. Ricketts
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
This portrait of one of John Steinbeck's closest friends illuminates the life and work of a figure central to the development of scientific and literary thought in the 20th century.
Marine biologist Edward F. Ricketts is perhaps best known as the inspiration for John Steinbeck's most empathic...
Sea of Cortez
A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2009
The collaboration of two friends—one a novelist, one a marine biologist—produced a volume in which fascinating popular science is woven into a narrative of man’s dreams, his ideals, and his accomplishments through the centuries. Sea of Cortez is one of those rare books that are all things to...