Beyond the Outer Shores: The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560256893 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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An inspiring biography Lewis E. Weil I picked up "Beyond the Outer Shores" because I was looking for more adventures with "Doc" of Cannery Row. The book certainly delivers on his adventures, but it did much more than entertain me. It has been a pleasure getting to know the real Doc. As a scientist and a lover of the sea I felt a kinship with Ed Ricketts. The book gave me an admiration of his spirit and his dedication to science and to his friends. I have read . "Vancouver focus distorts picture" according to Andy. Although I enjoyed the first part of the book and scattered sections throughout, Tamm did not succeed in capturing Rickett's ecological worldview by a kind of non-lineal, disorganized presentation of information. It is also unbalanced by his love 'em/hate 'em view of Steinbeck, and his love 'em like crazy view of Campbell, which in most cases obfuscates the story (except in telling of actual facts, such as Steinbeck's poor . W. W. Stillwagon Sr. said Almost perfect story of Edward F. Ricketts. This book is a result of considerable research by the author and is very well written. I believe that it is an essential text for anyone interested in the Steinbeck Cannery Row era.The weakness of the book lies in the author's presentation of Ricketts as the primary contributing influence over Steinbeck and even Joseph Campbell. While there is no doubt about Ricketts' contributing influence, Steinbeck and Campbell were cont
Now, some sixty years after his untimely death, Ricketts' ecological approach and ethic seem more relevant than ever.. Today Ed Ricketts is usually remembered as "Doc"—the beer-drinking philosopher-scientist who presided over Monterey's population of "whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches" in Cannery Row—but Ricketts was actually a trailblazing ecologist who did seminal work in the emerging field on the Pacific Coast. His ideas were decades before their time, and his two books, Between Pacific Tides and Sea of Cortez (coauthored with Steinbeck), are still considered classics. Steinbeck immortalized Monterey's bohemian spirit in Cannery Row, but the area's true lifeblood was his best friend and mentor, Ed Ricketts. In the
He works at a conservation group based in Vancouver, Canada. Eric Enno Tamm holds an MA in print journalism from USC and has written for numerous publications, including Wallpaper* and the Globe and Mail.
All rights reserved. From Publishers Weekly It's quite likely that even the most enthusiastic readers of Cannery Row don't know much about Ed Ricketts, the self-taught marine biologist depicted in John Steinbeck's novel as "Doc"—a beer-guzzling bohemian science-philosopher presiding genially over the coastal California town's seedy sardine-packing population of "whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches." Tamm's account of Ricketts's short life (he died in 1948, at age 51, killed while crossing train tracks) is an engrossing memoir. Tamm writes with impassioned honesty about his subject's many dimensions. . Freelance writer Tamm smartly weaves in-depth literary analysis o