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Contents 



PART V 



The Late Period 1700 a.d. to 1875 a.d. 



X. High Noon on the High Seas (American II) 197 



XL Midday North and South (British II) 218 



XII. Late Noon in the West (American III) 241 



XIII. Afternoon by the Ice (British III) 265 



PART VI 



The Modern Period 1875 a.d. to 1955 a.d. 



XIV. Evening in the North (Norwegian I) 287 

 XV. Twilight in the South (Norwegian II) 316 



PART VII 



The Posthistoric Period 1955 a.d. to 60,000,000 b.c. 

 XVI. Dark Is Before the Dawn (Zoological) 347 



Appendixes 



A. The Chronology of Whaling from 1550 a.d. to 



1950 A.D. 371 



B. The Chronology of Whales from 60,000,000 b.c. to 



1950 A.D. 373 



C. The Evolution of Whale Tails 377 



D. Comparative Sizes of Whales 381 



E. Illustrated List of Living Whales 383 



Bibliography (By Periods and Subjects) 397 



Index 407 



