The Gulf Stream: Encounters With the Blue God
William H. MacLeish
ISBN 10: 0395406218 ISBN 13: 9780395406212
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1989
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In writing about life in and around the gulf stream, this book draws on folklore, science, technology and poetry to describe three years spent drifting around the great river within the sea. He has also written "Oil and Water".
Reviews:
Presented here is a well-written, intriguing look at a natural phenomenon that is at once poorly, and, yet, well understood. MacLeish describes the gulf current's physics in lay terms. He weaves into an engrossing web, science, history, and folklore of the Gulf Stream as well as his personal experiences. He is at his best when relating the historical facts pertaining to the Gulf Stream. This book does not offer a treatment of strange sightings and disappearances a la the Bermuda Triangle. A selected bibliography of lay literature relating to the Gulf Stream is included. Recommended for general collections.
- Mary J. Nickum, Fish & Wildlife Reference Svce., Bethesda, Md.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Gulf Stream: Encounters With the Blue God
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket