Originally built in 1937 in Tacoma, Washington, the Western Flyer was a state-of-the-art sardine seiner that became a symbol of American literature and environmental awareness after Steinbeck and ...
MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, taking on ...
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Western Flyer from Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez returns to Gulf of California after 85 years
A fishing vessel that was built during the Monterey Bay's sardine boom and made famous by a Nobel Prize-winning author will return to the site of its former glory after 85 years. The Western Flyer, a ...
In 2023, a boat made famous for chartering Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck and his best friend, Marine Biologist Ed "Doc" Ricketts, from Monterey to the Gulf of California on a marine ...
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