Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

Michael Capuzzo with Taylor Mali (Narrator)

4 hours first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative tense slow-paced
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The summer of 1916 was brutally hot, driving thousands to the Jersey Shore to indulge in the newfangled activity of swimming in the ocean, and a good swimmer could strut his stuff in front of an appreciative audience. But happiness turned to horro...

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Moods

informative 96%
dark 40%
tense 33%
sad 30%
adventurous 26%
mysterious 20%
challenging 13%
reflective 13%
emotional 10%

Pace

medium 43%
slow 36%
fast 20%

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