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Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
Close to Shore The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
Author: Michael Capuzzo
Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. — During the summer before the United States entered Wor...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780767904148
ISBN-10: 0767904141
Publication Date: 5/21/2002
Pages: 336
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 50 ratings
Publisher: Broadway
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio CD
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reviewed Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
My husband and I loved the book -- it was full of fascinating information regarding both the era and sharks. If you don't like history, you won't like the book -- he spends a lot of time setting the scene before the first shark attack.
reviewed Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Fascinating true story of 1916 shark attacks, - hard to put the book down. Well research and well told.
jrenshaw avatar reviewed Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 on + 3 more book reviews
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One of my very favorites. I hate to part with it. Part thriller, part historical documentation, part biology.
susieqmillsacoustics avatar reviewed Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 on + 1062 more book reviews
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There is alot of emphasis on the American society's mindset in an era where polio was just becoming a baffling reality, "bathing" in the ocean was a new pastime, U-boats were making the news, and no one believed sharks to be man-eaters. Then, the first shark attack documented in American history occurs and this book becomes more frightening the further into it you read. I learned things about sharks that I did not know, as well. For example, the word shark is derived from a German word meaning "villain". You can easily see the parallels to Peter Benchley's "Jaws" and it only makes it more frightening that this is a true story!
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reviewed Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 on
I enjoyed reading book. It seemed to be a fair and accurate description of the events. I am passing it to a family member to read.
noisynora avatar reviewed Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 on + 130 more book reviews
Not what I expected - A LOT of background about the life and times of early 1900's - interesting historical stuff (especially if you are from the Jersey Coast), but I really wanted to read about the actual shark attacks . . . which don't happen until almost 1/3 of the book is already read . . . kind of slow . . . glad I read it, but not a "keeper" for me by any means . . .
reviewed Close to Shore : The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 on + 25 more book reviews
Interesting, but not nearly as interesting as you would think a story about a shark on a rampage would be. Not bad, but not Jaws, either.


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