In 1940, Steinbeck and biologist Edward F. Ricketts ventured aboard the
"Western Flyer," a sardine boat out of Monterey, California, on a
4,000-mile voyage around the Baja peninsula into the Sea of Cortez. This
exciting, day-by-day account of their expedition wonderfully combines
science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure, and provides a much
fuller picture of Steinbeck - and his beliefs about man and the world -
than any of his fictional works.
This edition includes a critical introduction that places the "Log"
within the context of Steinbeck's life and work, as well as Steinbeck's
delightful profile "About Ed Ricketts."