| Description |
1 online resource (369 pages) |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 the midst of a deadly polio epidemic, the tri-state area sought relief at the Jersey shore. The Atlantic's refreshing waters proved to be utterly inhospitable, however. In just twelve days, four swimmers were violently and fatally mauled in separate shark attacks, and a fifth swimmer escaped an atta |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shark attacks -- New Jersey -- History
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Shark attacks
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New Jersey
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781493023257 |
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149302325X |
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