What were the shark attacks of 1916?
Título
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What were the shark attacks of 1916?
Nico, Medina
Resumen
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"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"--
Shark attacks of 1916
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2024
An official Who HQ book
Descripción física
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108 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Término de la materia
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Shark attacks -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century.
Seashore -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century.
Autor añadido
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Foley, Tim, 1962-
Síntesis
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"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
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9780593521588
Información de publicación
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New York : Penguin Workshop, [2024]
©2024
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| Stratford | 597.3 MED | Book | 30577000534850 | Non-Fiction |
| Stratford | 597.3 MED | Book | 30577000534868 | Non-Fiction |