Descent
The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss
Matsen, Brad
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
In Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, Brad Matsen brings to vivid life the famous deep-sea expeditions of Otis Barton and William Beebe. Beebe was a very well-connected and internationally acclaimed naturalist, with the power to generate media attention. Barton was an engineer and heir to a considerable fortune, who had long dreamed of making his mark on the world as an adventurer. Together, Beebe and Barton would achieve what no one had done before--direct observation of life in the blackness of the abyss. Here, against the back drop of the depression, is their riveting tale.
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The sensational exploits of Beebe and Barton and the bathysphere kept Americans on the edges of their seats in the 1930s, and, as Brad Matsen proves in Descent, they can still deliver a thrill. The New York Times
Captivating. . . . A worthy tribute to [Barton and Beebes] remarkable achievement. Nature
[Matsen is a] master storyteller. . . . Youll be well rewarded in reading this work. Decatur Daily
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1400075017
ISBN(13-digit): 9781400075010
Dewey Decimal: 551.46/092/2
Library of Congress: oc2007041509
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 286
Paper Weight (lb): .5 lb
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