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An account of the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks that inspired Peter Benchley's Jaws chronicles the twelve-day period during which four swimmers were killed and a fifth seriously injured, examining clues and evidence to consider what actually took place. Review: "Beginning July 1, 1916, a spate of shark attacks off the Jersey shore befuddled maritime experts and terrified the public. In the first incident, an unsuspecting vacationer's thigh was bitten off; he eventually died. Over the next 12 days, three more people were killed and another seriously injured. These two books by New Jersey authors re-create differing theories as to who, and what, was responsible for the carnage, a subject that scientists still debate today. Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Capuzzo (nominated four times for a Pulitzer) unwaveringly adheres to the most popular theory (that a single, juvenile great white shark was responsible for all the carnage), but his book's strength lies in its lively reconstruction of the age and its consciousness, in which a new leisure class was emerging, with many of its members venturing into the ocean for the first time. (He also recounts the shark's movements and supposed fee

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Author

Fernicola, Richard G.

Publisher

The Lyons Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781585745753

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Science, Nature

Rating

3.85 / 5 (300 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14