Islands under fire : the improbable quest to save the corals of Puerto Rico / Kevin McCarey.
2012
VA410.P84 M32 2012 (Mapit)
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Islands under fire : the improbable quest to save the corals of Puerto Rico / Kevin McCarey.
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ISBN
9780982694084 (pbk.)
0982694083 (pbk.)
0982694083 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Flagler Beach, Fla. : Ocean Publishing, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xxiii, 264 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
VA410.P84 M32 2012
Summary
The little-known story of how the the U.S. Navy almost destroyed a pristine coral reef to provide a target for gunners. The author's true, and humorous, account of his role in the sometimes bizarre tale reveals how locals, politicos, and mariners came together to save a coral reef from certain destruction.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliography (p.261-2).
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