Contents 



Foreword 



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PART 1. SHARK AGAINST MAN 



Chapter 1. The Shadows Attack 



Documented attacks by sharks on men, mostly on 

 the East Coast of North America 



Chapter 2. More Shadows Attack 



Attacks on people on the West Coast of North 

 America and elsewhere 



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PART 2. MAN AGAINST SHARK 



Chapter 3. Captain Shark-Killer 61 



The personal story of William Young, from youth 

 to the capture of his last shark 



Chapter 4. Sharks on a Line 89 



The fishing of sharks for sport; and the official 

 records of catches in this field 



Chapter 5. Anti-Shark Warfare 115 



Attempted methods of preventing shark attacks; 

 precautions advised; and official warnings 



PART 3. MAN AND SHARK 



Chapter 6. Shark Devils— and Gods 137 



Sharks and their allies in mythology, legend, folk- 

 lore, and crime 



Chapter 7. Shark-Eating Men 159 



Sharks and their allies as food for man; and a 

 world-wide report on Selachian cuisine 



Chapter 8. Shark Treasures 179 



Commercial shark-fishing; and the products, other 

 than food, obtained from sharks 



