Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence by Michael Capuzzo

Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence

Michael Capuzzo

317 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative tense slow-paced
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During the summer before the United States entered World War I, when ocean swimming was just becoming popular and luxurious Jersey Shore resorts were thriving as a chic playland for an opulent yet still innocent era's new leisure class, Americans ...

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

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slow 36%
fast 20%

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