{"product_id":"the-real-jaws-the-attacks-that-inspired-the-movies-hardcover","title":"The Real Jaws: The Attacks That Inspired the Movies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Lee Perez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks, their impact on shark fear, and how media shaped harmful misconceptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Summer of 1916, a series of shark attacks along the New Jersey shore would send shockwaves across its otherwise peaceful beach towns. Spanning a terrifying two weeks, including the deaths of nearly five people, these attacks would officially cement an innate fear of sharks that humans have felt since the beginning of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough initially kept under wraps by the tourism industry, these attacks would ultimately plaster the front pages of newspapers across the United States and even overseas. As the news spread, the line between fact and fiction blurred, reshaping our cultural and scientific understanding of the beasts of the ocean. It was the 1916 shark attacks that would establish our modern-day misconstrued perception of sharks as evil, man-eating monsters, and would later inspire the film \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e, which would perpetuate the same harmful narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Jaws\u003c\/i\u003e takes an in-depth look at each one of the attacks and how they instilled a centuries-long fear of the ocean's apex predator. It explores the various theories explaining why these attacks may have occurred and the probability of something like this happening again. And finally, it analyses the way the harmful misconceptions derived from films like \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e have redefined humanity's relationship with sharks, leading humans to become the predators and sharks to become the prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774993096901,"sku":"9781036132613","price":43.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/gKlZUEojyd9781036132613.webp?v=1770529250","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-real-jaws-the-attacks-that-inspired-the-movies-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}