Harpoon Venture

by Gavin Maxwell

• ISBN13: 9781585743704
• ISBN10: 1585743704
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

The thrilling account of one man's four-year sea chase for the thirty-foot basking shark in the Hebrides off Scotland shortly after World War II.

Author Biography

Gavin Maxwell was the author of many books, including Raven Seek Thy Brother and Lords of the Atlas, which is also available from The Lyons Press. He died in 1969

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Stephen J. Bodio
Stepping-Stones to Adventure	3	(14)
Beyond the Ford	17	(41)
The First Kill	58	(26)
Preparation: Winter 1945--46	84	(15)
Moonen Bay: May 6--20, 1946	99	(24)
Loch Scavaig and Loch Hourn: May 20-June 2, 1946	123	(21)
The Outer Islands: June 1946	144	(20)
The Outer Islands: July 1946	164	(30)
Island of Soay Shark Fisheries Ltd	194	(10)
The 1947 Season	204	(34)
Decline and Fall: 1948--49	238	(16)
APPENDIX
1 Here Be Dragons	254	(30)
2 The Basking Shark: A Summary of Findings	284	(12)
L. Harrison Matthews
H. W. Parker
3 Controversial Matters	296