Drawn to the Deep: The Remarkable Underwater Explorations of Wes Skiles
256Drawn to the Deep: The Remarkable Underwater Explorations of Wes Skiles
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780813056982 |
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Publisher: | University Press of Florida |
Publication date: | 09/04/2018 |
Pages: | 256 |
Sales rank: | 682,210 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Swimming under Sonny's Barbecue 8
2 Water Boy 11
3 The Caves Below 15
4 Cave Booty 26
5 Expedition Wakulla Springs 38
6 Buried Alive 54
7 How to Succeed in Business 62
8 Somebody Rescue Me 73
9 Lions and Rhinos 85
10 And Sharks, Oh My! 91
11 Swimming with Rays 101
12 Swimming with Whales 107
13 The Hated Cave 114
14 High Anxiety 122
15 Extreme Atomic Diving 128
16 Crusader 137
17 The Aquifer's Secrets 156
18 Ice Island 167
19 Making Water's Journey 181
20 Hydrillasaurus 185
21 Water's Journey Grows 189
22 Meltdown 196
23 Making the Cover 204
24 Legacy 208
Acknowledgments 215
Wes Skiles: Catalog Of Works 217
Notes On Sources 221
Index 235
What People are Saying About This
"It's easy to believe that humans evolved from the sea when you meet Wes Skiles. He was more at home underwater than above. Hold your breath as you read Julie Hauserman's wonderful tale of a most unusual man. And remember, this tale is true."—Bill Kurtis, announcer, Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! "In this beautifully written, funny, moving biography, Hauserman takes readers on Wes Skiles's extraordinary adventures under the water and on terra firma as he fought to document and save the wild places he loved. This is a magical book about a man who lived every day loving his art, his family, and the blue ball of planet Earth."—Diane Roberts, author of Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida Wildlife "Wes Skiles's photos and films are an inspiration to all of those who love nature—especially Florida's hidden watery world. People of his passion and determination are, and always have been, a rare breed. Hauserman has successfully captured the essence of Skiles in this long-awaited biography."—Michael Wisenbaker, archaeology supervisor, Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research "Paints a picture of a soul driven to document the natural phenomena of this world and to share it with others for the betterment of planet Earth and its people. It will inspire and make you think."—Shannon Switzer Swanson, National Geographic Explorer