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Sardines in Literature
As John Steinbeck’s popular novel Cannery Row turns fifty in 1995, reporter Bill Drummond explores the author’s passion for marine biology, and the ecological warning contained in this book. Steinbeck’s widow says her husband was among the first to foretell the collapse of California’s sardine fishery.
As John Steinbeck’s popular novel Cannery Row turns fifty in 1995, reporter Bill Drummond explores the author’s passion for marine biology, and the ecological warning contained in this book. Steinbeck’s widow says her husband was among the first to foretell the collapse of California’s sardine fishery.