PELL, SENATOR CLAIBORNE WITH HAROLD LELAND GOODWIN - Challenge of the Seven Seas the Fascinating Story of Man's Discovery of New Worlds Under the Sea

NY: William Morrow, 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Trade Paperback. Front cover's lower fore corner is creased, full-length crease on front cover at the spine, otherwise minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Author's signed inscription on half-title page. Contents are clean and unworn. ; 7-5/8" Tall, xi + 306pp. PAPER COVERS. Cover is considerably lighter than posterboard. HISTORY. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page (To Norbert Zelinski, With warmest regards, Claiborne Pell) . "In hearings, in discussion on the Senate floor, I became convinced that ocean development needs more advocates. This book is the result.. We hope that this book may interest the reading public in the seas and cause people to realize that it makes no sense for man to execute dramatic feats two hundred miles above the earth and yet be unable to perform easily and productively two miles beow the sea. " The Chapters: The seven seas' future; The water planet; Harvest the wide waters; The uses of the oceans; Man beneath the sea; The ocean scientists; The ocean engineers; International seas and national security; Organization for challenge; To challenge the seven seas.. Includes Notes, References and Comments and an Index. A couple-dozen-or-so b/w photos.. Very Good- .