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Blue Meridian

The Search for the Great White Shark
Book • 1971
In 'Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark', Peter Matthiessen takes readers on a 17-month expedition across the globe, from the Caribbean to the whaling grounds off South Africa and the South Australian coast.

The book recounts the harrowing and awe-inspiring experiences of swimming among hundreds of sharks, observing the beauties of strange seas and landscapes, and the complexities of human relationships during such perilous adventures.

Filled with acute observations of natural history, the book is a classic work of nature and humanity.

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Mentioned by Cal Newport as an account of a 1960s expedition to film great white sharks, read in July 2024.
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