CONTENTS 



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CHAPTER I 

 THE FISHING GROUNDS OP THE NORTH ATLANTIC ..... 1 



CHAPTER II 

 THE BACKGROUND OP NEW ENGLAND COLONIZATION .... 19 



CHAPTER III 

 THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE .......... 38 



CHAPTER IV 

 YEARS OP GROWTH AND EXPANSION ......... 57 



CHAPTER V 

 THE SURVIVAL OP THE FITTEST .......... 78 



CHAPTER VI 

 A HARBINGER OP THE REVOLUTION . . ....... 102 



CHAPTER VII\ 

 WAR AND ITS RESULTS ...... ...... 121 



CHAPTER VIII 

 THE RENAISSANCE OP AMERICAN FISHERIES ....... 129 



CHAPTER IX 

 A HALF-CENTURY OP GROWTH ........... 16 



CHAPTER X 

 THE GROWTH ALONG THE COAST ...... -^aau. 176 



