The Last Great Sea A Voyage Through the Human

In this compelling journey around the North Pacific Ocean, Terry Glavin presents a stunning portrait of an ancient and important sea, rich in marine life, mythology, mystery, and meaning. Thoroughly researched, magnificently written, and powerfully argued, The Last Great Sea provides a new understanding of the North Pacific and offers hope for its future. Book jacket.

Terry Glavin is an award-winning writer whose books include This Ragged Place, Dead Reckoning, and A Death Feast in Dimlahamid. He lives on Mayne Island in British Columbia

Foreword

v

Carl Safina

A Message from David Suzuki

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Acknowledgments

ix

The Whole Haunted Sea: An Introduction

1

(12)

The Beginning of the World

13

(32)

The Order of Things

45

(28)

From Sea Cows to Civilization

73

(22)

Spectral Flotillas and Lost Colonies

95

(36)

Muskets, Manchu Nobles, and Machines

131

(32)

Salmon Domains, Trophic Highways, and Bute Wax Episodes

163

(26)

The Necessary Mysteries of the North Pacific

189

(30)

Notes

219

(10)

Index

229

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The Last Great Sea A Voyage Through the Human and Natural History of the North Pacific Ocean

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