He co-wrote "Sea of Cortez" with marine biologist Edward Ricketts, the model for Doc in "Cannery Row"
The historic Cannery Row model (1943-
1946) [DOC] [TLE] Beyond the Outer Shores: The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the ... [PAR] Steinbeck wrote a moving eulogy to Ed Ricketts as a preface to his book The Log 
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