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The sea has mezmerized,
enticed, and challenged humanity throughout our brief history. The echoes
of crashing waves can be found in our vocabulary, literature, art, religion
and mythology. While the sources below are not required for the course,
we've listed some titles that have either influenced us personally or which
we think you may find rewarding.
At left: "Ouragan", a sailing vessel laboring under hurricane conditions In: "Les Meteores", Margolle et Zurcher, 3rd Edition, 1869 Page 140. Image courtesy of the NOAA Photo Library (http://www.photolib.noaa.gov). Click on the image for a larger version. |
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The Crest of the Wave: Adventures in Oceanography, by Willard Bascom
Under the Sea Wind, by Rachel L. Carson and Bob Hines
The Edge of the Sea, by Rachel Carson and Sue Hubbell
The Sea Around Us, by Rachel L. Carson, et al.
The Sea, by John Crompton
The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin
The Hungry Ocean : A Swordboat Captain's Journey, by Linda Greenlaw
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, by Mark Kurlansky
Arctic Dreams, by Barry Lopez
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, by James Lovelock
The Ages of Gaia : A Biography of Our Living Earth, by James Lovelock
Between Pacific Tides, by Edward F. Ricketts and Jack Calvin
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, by Dava Sobel
The Log from the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck
A View of the Sea, by Henry Stommel
Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth, by Keith Stewart Thomson
A Scientist at the Seashore, by James S. Trefil