The Big One An Island, an Obsession, and the

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kinney goes behind the scenes at Martha's Vineyard's annual fishing derby to chronicle 35 days of fish-addled hope and heartbreak.

Prologue: The Chase	p. 1
838 Hours	p. 13
ôDon't Tell Him Any Secrets!ö	p. 40
A Black Hole for Fish	p. 61
ôSleep When You Dieö	p. 74
Leadbelly	p. 96
Prayer to the Great Fish Gods	p. 107
Yo-Yos in Paradise	p. 125
Of Fish and Fists	p. 151
ôI'll Take Ten Fricking Polygraph Testsö	p. 174
I Fish, Therefore I Lie	p. 184
ôThere Is a Black Cloud Over this Fishö	p. 208
Till Death Do Us Part	p. 216
Hardcore Derby Heartbreak	p. 227
ôMenemsha Rules!ö	p. 245
Epilogue: Winter	p. 258
Afterword to the Paperback Edition	p. 269
Acknowledgments	p. 276
Notes	p. 279
Conversation with the Author	p. 283
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The Big One An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish

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