{"product_id":"meeting-triumph-and-disaster-how-milton-shedd-helped-to-win-world-war-ii-found-sea-world-conserve-his-beloved-ocean-and-pass-on-the-values-that-paperback","title":"Meeting Triumph and Disaster: How Milton Shedd helped to win World War II, found Sea World, conserve his beloved ocean, and pass on the values that - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConor Friedersdorf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilton Shedd co-founded history's most famous oceanarium, forever changing humanity's relationship to the ocean. Yet SeaWorld was far from his only achievement. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Conor Friedersdorf vividly recounts an adventurous childhood in 1920s California, a family trying to survive the Great Depression, a young man who snuck behind Japanese lines in World War II- where he penned love letters to his wife- a \"hall-of-fame\" angler in the style of Zane Grey, and an entrepreneur who shaped the golden age of amusement parks. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFriedersdorf presents the fullest-ever account of how SeaWorld began. And he shows how Shedd's love for the ocean led to the creation of a pioneering foundation dedicated to marine research and conservation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this narrative of Shedd's professional and personal lives, Friedersdorf not only engages those of us interested in SeaWorld but tells the story of a man's passions and how he succeeded in organizing his life around them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA staff writer at the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Conor Friedersdorf is also the founding editor of the\u003ci\u003e Best of Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e, a weekly email newsletter that highlights outstanding nonfiction. He is an alumnus of Pomona College, where he received a bachelor's degree in politics, philosophy, and economics, and of New York University, where he earned a master's degree in journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47334805930169,"sku":"9780692785546","price":23.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/3VoBkmyB6X9780692785546.webp?v=1780494634","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/meeting-triumph-and-disaster-how-milton-shedd-helped-to-win-world-war-ii-found-sea-world-conserve-his-beloved-ocean-and-pass-on-the-values-that-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}