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		What were the shark attacks of 1916? (What Was?)  Author: Medina, Nico  Publisher:  Penguin Workshop (2024)  Dewey: 597.3  Classification: Nonfiction  Physical Description: 108 p. , [8] leaves of plates, ill., map, 20 cm  BTSB No: 635064  ISBN: 9780593521595  Ages: 8-12  Grades: 3-7  Subjects:  Shark attacks -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century
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Summary:
On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Carles Vasant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water off Beach Haven, New Jersey, the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks.