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The definitive resource on tunas and billfishes from the world's
top authorities. Tunas and billfishes are peak predators of the
oceans. Admired by scientists and naturalists for their speed,
grace, unique physiology, and diversity, they are important both
ecologically and socioeconomically. Vital sources of food and
income for many maritime nations, whose fleets of vessels target
them with huge purse seines or miles-long lines, these exhilarating
fishes are also highly desired and avidly sought by big game
fishers across the globe. In Tunas and Billfishes of the World,
Bruce Collette, a leading marine ichthyologist and conservationist,
and John Graves, an expert on the biology, fisheries, and
management of tunas and billfishes, focus on three families of
fishes: Scombridae, the mackerels and tunas; Istiophoridae,
sailfish and marlins; and Xiphiidae, the Swordfish. Over the course
of 61 in-depth species accounts, Collette and Graves * describe
what each species looks like and where it lives * include detailed
summaries of the fishes' biology-size, food, habitat, reproduction,
and early life history * offer current information about fisheries
interests and conservation status * provide up-to-date evaluations
of the threat status for each species Accompanied by full-color,
scientifically accurate illustrations by renowned illustrator Val
Kells, along with range maps for each species, this spectacular
volume is the essential book on these majestic inhabitants of the
sea. Destined to quickly become the standard reference for
scientists, students, and naturalists, Tunas and Billfishes of the
World will also be prized by all fishers who pursue these species.
Title: Remarks on the travels of the Marquis de Chastellux in North
America.Author: John Graves SimcoePublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00934900CollectionID:
CTRG10427139-BPublicationDate: 17870101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Attributed by Halkett & Laing to Jonathan Boucher
and by Sabin to Benedict Arnold.Collation: 80 p.; 21 cm
Title: Simcoe's military journal: a history of the operations of a
partisan corps, called the Queen's Rangers, commanded by Lieut.
Col. J.G. Simcoe, during the war of the American Revolution: now
first published, with a memoir of the author and other
additions.Author: John Graves SimcoePublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03089000CollectionID:
CTRG99-B1750PublicationDate: 18440101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: First edition, Exeter, Eng., 1787, issued with title:
A journal of the operations of the Queen's rangers ...Collation:
xvii, 4], 14-328 p., 10] p. of plates: 10 folded maps; 24 cm
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and
practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the
extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases,
their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology,
agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even
cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryN010235Exeter:
printed for the author, 1789?]. 8],184, 48]p., plates: plans; 4
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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