Leviathan: The History of Whaling in AmericaW. W. Norton & Company, 17 juil. 2008 - 512 pages A Los Angeles Times Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 |
Table des matières
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All Along the Coast | 41 |
Nantucket the Faraway Land | 63 |
The Whales Whale | 75 |
Into Ye Deep | 90 |
Candle Wars | 109 |
Up from the Ashes | 165 |
Knockdown | 188 |
The Golden Age | 205 |
DISASTER | 307 |
From the Earth | 335 |
Ice Crush | 342 |
Fading Away | 353 |
Fin Out | 370 |
Glory Days | 119 |
TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH 1775186 0 | 137 |
On the Eve of Revolution | 139 |
Ruin | 149 |
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Illustration Credits | 461 |
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