Washed Up: The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam - Softcover
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A lighthearted history of flotsam and jetsam on the American shores traces the author's wet-suit exploration of the mysterious debris that has accrued on the nation's tide lines, visit to a competitive beachcombing convention, and discoveries about advanced military technologies that have been used to locate lost valuables.
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The ocean gives up many prizes, just setting them on our beaches for us to find. From rubber ducks that started out somewhere in Indonesia to land Venice Beach, to an intact refrigerator makes it way to the Jersey Shore. Chunks of beeswax found on the Oregon coast are the packing remnants of 18th century Spanish gold. And then there's the naturally occurring flotsam: ambergris, from sperm whales, is eight times more valuable than gold (it's also illegal to buy or sell in the US); seedpods from one part of the globe ride the currents to transplant whole forests (think mangroves in Florida); and then dead whales wash up in the most inconvenient places (the State of Oregon stuffed one with dynamite in an effort to get rid of one large decomposing problem - oops).
About the Author
Writer, photographer, and former East Africa bush guide, Skye Moody is also the author of Hillbilly Women and Fruits of Our Labor: Soviet and American Workers Talk About Making a Living. She lives in Seattle.
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- PublisherSasquatch Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1570614636
- ISBN 13 9781570614637
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages240
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