Bibliograph

Orca, how we came to know and love the ocean's greatest predator, Jason M. Colby

Type

Label

Orca, how we came to know and love the ocean's greatest predator, Jason M. Colby

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Orca

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1005906382

Responsibility statement

Jason M. Colby

Sub title

how we came to know and love the ocean's greatest predator

Table Of Contents

"The most terrible jaws afloat" -- The old Northwest -- Griffin's quest -- Murray Newman and Moby Doll -- Namu's journey -- A boy and his whale -- Fishing for orcas -- Skana and the hippie -- the whales of Pender Harbour -- Supply and demand -- The white whale -- The Penn Cove roundup -- Whaling in the new Northwest -- Big government and big business -- The legend of Mike Bigg -- "All Hell broke loose" -- New frontiers -- Haida's song -- The legacy of capture -- Epilogue

Classification