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Loading... Renaissance Man of Cannery Row: The Life and Letters of Edward F. Ricketts (Alabama Fire Ant)by Edward Flanders Ricketts
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This portrait of one of John Steinbeck's closest friends illuminates the life and work of a figure central to the development of scientific and literary thought in the 20th century. Marine biologist Edward F. Ricketts is perhaps best known as the inspiration for John Steinbeck's most empathic literary characters Doc in Cannery Row, Slim in Of Mice and Men, Jim Casy in The Grapes of Wrath, and Lee in East of Eden. The correspondence of this accomplished scientist, writer, and philosopher reveals the influential exchange of ideas he shared with No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)578.77Natural sciences and mathematics Life Sciences, Biology Microscopy in Biology Organisms characteristic of specific kinds of environmentsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |