The Presence of Whales: Contemporary Writings on the Whale - Softcover

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9780882404646: The Presence of Whales: Contemporary Writings on the Whale

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ISBN 10: 0882404644 ISBN 13: 9780882404646

Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books, 1995

Frank Stewart, an observer, writer, storyteller, and lover of whales gathers the most compelling contemporary essays on cetaceans in the first anthology to bring together many of the foremost marine scientists and nature writers, including Diane Ackerman, Barry Lopez, Farley Mowat, Faith McNulty, and Jonathan White.

The essays are organized in five sections that celebrates our ongoing fascination with these fragile giants.

Sharing the World of Giants

contains essays inspired by being in the presence of whales,

Songs from the Deep

concentrates on whale vocalizations,

Sightings of the Leviathan

are compelling accounts of personal observations of whale behavior,

Death at Sea and On Shore

touch on the mystery of whale groundings and other violent encounters, and

A Splendid but Uncertain Company

explores teh privilege humans sense when near whales and the compact human contact has had on these glorious but gentle beasts.

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From the Author:

"The Presence of Whales brings together some of the best contemporary writings on the great whales, creatures such as blues, and fins, which are the most immense animals ever to have lived; sleek and massive killer whales, once thought to be the sea's most vicious predators; and the mysterious belugas and narwhals.

from the Introduction, Frank Stewart

From the Back Cover:

"Editor Farnk Stewart knows the whale literature and has brought together in this anthology some of the best contemporary writers. In The Presence of Whales is compelling. "

Bill Hunt, We Alaskans

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