This is the first nontechnical book in
decades about one of the greatest and
most fascinating forces of nature on
this globe. Yhe Gulf Stream--the
great gyrc that flows up the Atlantic
coast of the United States, across tile
North Atlantic, down its eastern side,
and through the Caribbean to the Flor-
ida Straits- is arguably the most
powerful oceanic engine in .the world.
It was an avenue for the firs~ explorers
to reach North America; it is tht path
for the migration of countless sea erea-
lures; it is a pump for oceanic nutrients
and pollutants; it is a nursery for the
most savage stortns. Yet most of what
has been written about it has been
addressed to scientists alone.
Scientifically defined, the Stream is
not a river in the sea, but like a river, it
has its own human community -- from
oceanographers to tuna fishermen,
from archaeologists hunting for clues
to the construction of Columbus s
caravels to Coast Guardsmen hunting
for drug smugglers, from climatol-
ogists seeking clues to global changes
in temperature and humidity to tanker
captains riding the great current
to Hatteras and beyond. For three
years, that community was William H.
MacLeish s home.
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