Leviathan: The History of Whaling in AmericaW. W. Norton & Company, 24 juin 2008 - 479 pages A Los Angeles Times Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 |
Table des matières
Introduction | 11 |
John Smith Goes Whaling 1 | 17 |
The King of Waters The SeaShouldering Whale | 30 |
All Along the Coast | 41 |
4b Nantucket the Faraway Land | 63 |
The Whales Whale | 75 |
Into Ye Deep | 90 |
Candle Wars 10 9 | 109 |
Ruin | 149 |
Up from the Ashes 1 65 | 165 |
Knockdown | 188 |
The Golden Age | 205 |
DISASTER | 307 |
From the Earth | 335 |
Ice Crush | 342 |
Fading Away | 353 |
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