The founding fish

The founding fish / John McPhee.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McPhee, John, 1931-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
American shad.
Shad fishing > North America > History.
Table of Contents:
  • They're in the river
  • A selective advantage
  • Amending nature
  • Farewell to the nineteenth century
  • Spawning and the outmigration
  • A competitive advantage
  • The shad alley
  • The founding fish
  • The portable rock
  • The compensatory response
  • Absent without leave
  • The shad city
  • Inside the cavity
  • Catch and dissect
  • Inside the head
  • Catch and release
  • Appendix.

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