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• Title:The whale : in search of the giants of the sea / Philip Hoare.
  
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• Variant Title:In search of the giants of the sea
  
• Author/Creator:Hoare, Philip.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Hoare, Philip. Leviathan.
  
• Published/Created:New York, NY : Ecco, ©2010.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: QL737.C4 H623 2010
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Whales.
  Whales in literature.
  
• Medical Subjects: Whales.
  
• Description:453 pages : maps, illustrations ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:A lively travelogue through the history, literature, and lore of the king of the sea. Since his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, author Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. Journeying through human and natural history, this book is the result of his voyage of discovery into the heart of this obsession. Taking us deep into their domain, Hoare shows us these mysterious creatures as they have never been seen before--Hoare's sparkling account of swimming with these incredible behemoths will delight wildlife aficionados. And following in Ishmael's footsteps, he explores the troubled history of man and whale; visits the historic whaling locales of New Bedford, Nantucket, and the Azores; and traces the whale's cultural history from Jonah to Free Willy.--From publisher description.
  
• Notes:Originally published as: Leviathan, or, The whale. London : Fourth Estate, 2008.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-428) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780061976216
  0061976210
  9780061976209
  0061976202
  
• Contents:Soundings
  The passage out
  The sperm whale
  A filthy enactment
  Far away land
  Sealed orders
  The divine magnet
  Very like a whale
  The correct use of whales
  The whiteness of the whale
  The melancholy whale
  A cold war for the whale
  The whale watch
  The ends of the Earth
  The chase.