Events Calendar · January 2020
Estuary & Ocean Science Center - Marine LiteraSea Adult Book Group - The Log from the Sea of Cortez
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Time: 2:00 pm
Phone: (415) 338-3700
The Estuary & Ocean Science Center in partnership with the International Ocean Film Festival present
Bay Conference Center | Hearth Lounge
Hosted by Dr. Mike Vasey, Director, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Associate Director for Science Engagement (EOS Center)
The Log from the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck
In the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck’s masterful The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In search of a respite from the national stage, Steinbeck and his close friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, embarked on a month long marine specimen-collecting expedition in the Gulf of California, which resulted in their collaboration on the Sea of Cortez. In 1951, after Ricketts’ death, Steinbeck reissued his narrative portion of the work in memory of his friend and the inspiration for Cannery Row’s “Doc”. This exciting day-by-day account of their journey together is a rare blend of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure.
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Location: Bay Conference Center, Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, 3152 Paradise Dr, Tiburon, CA 94920