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Jacques Cousteau : the sea king / Brad Matsen.
Jacques Cousteau opened up the undersea world as no one has done before or since. But not generally known is the fascinating and compelling individual behind the acclaimed television personality. With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's collaborators, friends, and family, Brad Matsen gives us the first full picture of this remarkable life. Here is Cousteau working for the French resistance during World War II (for which he received France's Croix de Guerre); developing -- and risking his life to test -- the regulator that made scuba diving possible; running the world's largest scuba equipment manufacturing firm; becoming a legendary catalyst of the worldwide environmental movement; starring in The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and in hundreds of documentaries; and publishing more than 50 books. And here is the widowed Cousteau marrying his longtime mistress -- 40 years his junior and the mother of two of his children -- kindling a bitter family feud that continues to this day. Vividly conveying the people, the adventure, the science, and the lure of the sea that shaped Cousteau's life, Matsen paints a luminous portrait of a man who profoundly changed the way we view, and treat, our planet. - Jacket flap.
With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's collaborators, friends, and family, Matsen provides the first full picture of the remarkable life of the world's most renowned oceanographer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375424137
- ISBN: 037542413X
- Physical Description: xvii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-277) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prelude : Autumn 1977 -- La Bergère -- Les Mousquemers -- Breathing underwater -- Sixty Feet Down -- Scuba -- Shipwrecks -- The fountain -- Menfish -- The abyss -- Calypso -- Il Faut Aller Voir -- Fame -- Living underwater -- World Without Sun -- The undersea world of David Wolper -- An honest witness -- Oasis In Space -- Odyssey -- Moving on -- Captain outrageous -- Rediscovering the world -- Chaos -- Epilogue.
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- Cousteau, Jacques, 1910-1997.
Oceanographers > France > Biography.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | BIO COUS MATS 2009 | 286899 | Biography | Reshelving | - |
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Jacques Cousteau opened up the undersea world as no one has done before or since. But not generally known is the fascinating and compelling individual behind the acclaimed television personality. With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's collaborators, friends, and family, Brad Matsen gives us the first full picture of this remarkable life. Here is Cousteau working for the French resistance during World War II (for which he received France's Croix de Guerre); developing -- and risking his life to test -- the regulator that made scuba diving possible; running the world's largest scuba equipment manufacturing firm; becoming a legendary catalyst of the worldwide environmental movement; starring in The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and in hundreds of documentaries; and publishing more than 50 books. And here is the widowed Cousteau marrying his longtime mistress -- 40 years his junior and the mother of two of his children -- kindling a bitter family feud that continues to this day. Vividly conveying the people, the adventure, the science, and the lure of the sea that shaped Cousteau's life, Matsen paints a luminous portrait of a man who profoundly changed the way we view, and treat, our planet. - Jacket flap.
With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's collaborators, friends, and family, Matsen provides the first full picture of the remarkable life of the world's most renowned oceanographer.
With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's collaborators, friends, and family, Matsen provides the first full picture of the remarkable life of the world's most renowned oceanographer.