Twelve Days of Terror
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Richard G. Fernicola |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 History of New Jersey |
| Publisher | Lyons Press |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 330 |
| ISBN | 1-58574-575-8 (paperback) |
| OCLC | 50421954 |
Twelve Days of Terror: A Definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks is a non-fiction book by Richard G. Fernicola about the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. The book was published in 2001 by Lyons Press.[1]
Overview
Fernicola offers an in-depth investigation of the shark attacks of 1916 plus modern-day attacks. He interviewed people connected with the victims of the attacks and examines the arguments and conclusions of contemporary and modern scientists to determine the species of the shark involved in the attacks.
Film
The book was made into an episode of the History Channel's documentary series In Search of... titled Shark Attack 1916 (2001) and the Discovery Channel's docudrama 12 Days of Terror in 2004.
See also
- Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo
- The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
- Sharks in popular culture
References
- ^ "Twelve Days of Terror: A Definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
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