{"product_id":"breaking-through-essays-journals-and-travelogues-of-edward-f-ricketts-9780520247048","title":"Breaking Through: Essays  Journals  and Travelogues of Edward F. Ricketts","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrailblazing marine biologist  visionary conservationist  deep ecology philosopher  Edward F. Ricketts (18971948) has reached legendary status in the California mythos. A true polymath and a thinker ahead of his time  Ricketts was a scientist who worked in passionate collaboration with many of his friendsartists  writers  and influential intellectual figuresincluding  perhaps most famously  John Steinbeck  who once said that Rickettss mind had no horizons. This unprecedented collection  featuring previously unpublished pieces as well as others available for the first time in their original form  reflects the wide scope of Rickettss scientific  philosophical  and literary interests during the years he lived and worked on Cannery Row in Monterey  California. These writings  which together illuminate the evolution of Rickettss unique  holistic approach to science  include Verbatim transcription of notes on the Gulf of California trip  the basic manuscript for Steinbecks and Rickettss Log from the Sea of Cortez; the essays The Philosophy of Breaking Through and A Spiritual Morphology of Poetry; several shorter pieces on topics including collecting invertebrates and the impact of modernization on Mexican village life; and more. An engaging critical biography and a number of rare photographs offer a new and richly detailed view of Rickettss life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666227716149,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520247043","price":119.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520247048.jpg?v=1782424054","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/breaking-through-essays-journals-and-travelogues-of-edward-f-ricketts-9780520247048","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}