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Close to Shore - Michael Capuzzo (CD)
Title: [Title] Title: Close to Shore Author: Michael Capuzzo Genre: Suspense, Non fiction, History Format: CD, 5 CD’s, 6 hours (Abridged) Synopsis: 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. Review: Library Journal In the summer of 1916, an unthinkable horror occurred that shocked Americans out of their complacency and innocence: a rogue white shark left its customary deep ocean habitat, found its way to the towns of Beach Haven and Spring Lake in New Jersey, and began attacking swimmers. Ultimately, four swimmers died and a fifth was seriously injured. Before the United States entered World War I there was a marked rise in recreational ocean swimming owing to an increase in wealth and more people seeking leisure activities. Capuzzo laces this suspenseful story with interesting social history, such as the changing style of bathing costumes, the customs observed by the Edwardian elite, and the way people viewed the natural world. Factual information about shark physiology and behavior heightens the tension as the tale progresses. Once it was accepted that a shark was responsible, hysteria led to one of the most extensive shark hunts in history. Four times a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize, Capuzzo has created a riveting thriller that does not lessen its grip until the final page. Len Cariou is an exceptional reader whose smooth voice and inflection appropriately evoke the manners and period.