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OverviewMilton Shedd co-founded history's most famous oceanarium, forever changing humanity's relationship to the ocean. Yet SeaWorld was far from his only achievement. Author Conor Friedersdorf vividly recounts an adventurous childhood in 1920s California, a family trying to survive the Great Depression, a young man who snuck behind Japanese lines in World War II- where he penned love letters to his wife- a hall-of-fame angler in the style of Zane Grey, and an entrepreneur who shaped the golden age of amusement parks. Friedersdorf presents the fullest-ever account of how SeaWorld began. And he shows how Shedd's love for the ocean led to the creation of a pioneering foundation dedicated to marine research and conservation. In this narrative of Shedd's professional and personal lives, Friedersdorf not only engages those of us interested in SeaWorld but tells the story of a man's passions and how he succeeded in organizing his life around them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Conor FriedersdorfPublisher: California Imprint: California Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.268kg ISBN: 9780692785546ISBN 10: 069278554 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 15 December 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationA staff writer at the Atlantic and a contributor to the Los Angeles Times, Conor Friedersdorf is also the founding editor of the Best of Journalism, a weekly email newsletter that highlights outstanding nonfiction. He is an alumnus of Pomona College, where he received a bachelor's degree in politics, philosophy, and economics, and of New York University, where he earned a master's degree in journalism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |