Swordfish a biography of the ocean gladiator / Richard Ellis.

Author/creator Ellis, Richard, 1938-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2013]
Descriptionx, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects

Contents Man meets swordfish -- Before the swordfish -- Swordfish biology -- Armed and dangerous -- Sport-fishing for swords -- The sword's relatives -- The swordfish mercurial -- Industrial-strength fishing -- Big fish versus big squid -- Benchley and Ellis: swordfishermen -- Are swordfish endangered? -- The swordfish and global warming.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 239-266) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012034166
ISBN9780226922904 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN0226922901 (cloth : alkaline paper)

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