BEYOND THE OUTER SHORES: The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell Eric Enno Tamm, . . Four Walls Eight Windows, $26 (365pp) ISBN ...

The Western Flyer is famous for being the fishing boat that John Steinbeck and his biologist friend Ed Ricketts used on an ecological adventure in 1940 in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 2 ...

The Western Flyer is best known for its 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition with author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts at its helm. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.