The Crest of the Wave: Adventures in Oceanography

1990 Anchor Books trade paperback, Willard Bascom (Deep Water, Ancient Ships: Treasure Vault of the Mediterranean). The Second World War ushered in a new era of oceanography, championed by entrepreneurs, driven by national needs, and fueled by federal dollars. The new protagonist was invariably male, ruggedly handsome, and chafing to go forth and tame the sea. Explorers and adventurers were our unsurpassed heroes, and oceanographers worth their salt had the right stuff, although at the time nobody knew what to call it.