What were the shark attacks of 1916?
Title
:
What were the shark attacks of 1916?
Personal Author EPSB
:
Nico, Medina
Summary
:
"On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-three-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks"--
Other Title
:
Shark attacks of 1916
Year Published
:
2024
Series
:
An official Who HQ book
Physical Description
:
108 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Subject
:
Shark attacks -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century.
Seashore -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century.
Added Author
:
Foley, Tim, 1962-
Summary
:
"On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-three-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
:
9780593521588
Publisher
:
New York : Penguin Workshop, [2024]
©2024
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Stratford | 597.3 MED | Book | 30577000534850 | Non-Fiction |
| Stratford | 597.3 MED | Book | 30577000534868 | Non-Fiction |