The book of fishes

National Geographic Society (U.S.) (Author). La Gorce, John Oliver, 1880-1959 (Added Author).

Item details

Physical Description: print
xi, 339 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 27 cm.
Edition: Rev. & enl.
Publisher: Washington : The Society, 1952.

Contents / Notes

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America's rich harvest of the sea, by J. O. La Gorce.--Our heritage of fresh waters, by C. H. Townsend.--Fishing in Pacific coast streams, by L. P. Schultz.--Angling in the United States, by L. Marden.--Marineland, Florida's giant fish bowl, by G. G. La Gorce.--Some curious inhabitants of the Gulf Stream, by J. T. Nichols.--Man-of-war fleet attacks Bimini, by P. A. Zahl.--Devilfishing in the Gulf Stream, by J. O. La Gorce.--Certain citizens of the Villiers.--The lordly tarpon, angler's delight, by V. Hellner.--Sea creatures of our Atlantic shores, by R. W. Miner.--Men who go down to the sea in aqualungs, by J. Y. Cousteau.--Goggle fishing in California waters, by D. Hellyer.--Strange babies of the sea, by H. B. Moore.