The whale : in search of the giants of the sea /

The whale : in search of the giants of the sea /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hoare, Philip.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Ecco, c2010.
Description:	453 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Whales. Whales in literature. Whales in literature. Whales.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7998063

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	In search of the giants of the sea
Other uniform titles:	Hoare, Philip. Leviathan.
ISBN:	9780061976216 0061976210 9780061976209 0061976202
Notes:	Originally published as: Leviathan, or, The whale. London : Fourth Estate, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-428) and index.
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.
Awards:	Winner of the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction.

Table of 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.