About the Author

Gary Kroll is assistant professor of history at SUNY Plattsburgh and coauthor of Exploration and Science: Social Impact and Interaction.

Reviews

Kroll's thesis - that the abuse and degradation of the world ocean is a direct consequence of the propensity of American explorers to promote the notions of an ocean wilderness and ocean frontier - is disturbing and thought-provoking. A compelling work. Cindy Lee Van Dover, author of Deep-Ocean Journeys ""The ocean is an idea, and the history of that idea is almost as ever-changing as the realm it reflects. This is a fascinating book about where the ocean came from. I don't mean the physical ocean but the sea in which swims our consciousness."" Carl Safina, president, Blue Ocean Institute ""A great read. Kroll writes with the same narrative verve that distinguishes popular nature writers."" Mark Hamilton Lytle, author of The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement