Description

In this gripping work of adventure and natural history, Peter Matthiessen chronicles a seventeen-month expedition to locate and photograph the legendary great white shark in its underwater realm. Traveling across the world with a team of professional divers and filmmaker Peter Gimbel, he captures the challenges, risks, and exhilaration of pursuing one of the ocean’s most feared and misunderstood predators. Blending vivid reportage with scientific curiosity and reflections on humanity’s relationship with nature, the book offers a compelling portrait of exploration, courage, and the wildness of the sea.

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paperback edition cover

paperback

Signet

Published Feb 6, 1973

175 pages

ISBN: 9780451053596

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Details

First Published

1971

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Blue Meridian by Peter Matthiessen.

Animal Cruelty
Death/Grief