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The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam
Sasquatch Books
September 2006
On Sale: August 28, 2006
240 pages
ISBN: 1570614636
EAN: 9781570614637
Hardcover
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Where does it all come from? From tennis shoes, gold
doubloons, and rubber ducks to ambergris, seedpods, and dead
whales, the ocean gives up many curious prizes. In Washed
Up, author Skye Moody walks the coast, dons her wet suit,
and heads out to sea to understand the mysterious debris
that accrues along the tide line. She finds advanced
military technology applied to locating buried Rolexes,
hardcore competitive beachcombing conventions, isolated
beach communities, and learns about the Pacific Garbage
Patch, a 200-mile swirl of current that holds everything
from car parts to basketballs to kilos of heroin. Like the
best walks down the beach, Washed Up pauses for shiny
objects and colorful people and gives inspiration to both
budding and seasoned treasure hunters.
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