River monsters true stories of the ones that didn't get away
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306819803 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0306819805 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (x, 273 p., [16] p. of plates) : col. ill. - Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-268). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Why some fishermen's tales are true -- Goonch -- Wels -- Goliath tigerfish -- Piranha -- Arapaima -- Piraiba -- Candiru -- Nile perch -- Alligator gar -- Freshwater shark -- River stingray -- The Lake Iliamna monster -- Snakehead -- River shark revisited -- Bol kata -- Electric eel -- Sawfish -- Captain Cook's man-eater -- Epilogue: What else is down there? |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Dangerous fishes Freshwater fishes Fishing River monsters (Television program) -- River monsters (Television program) |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
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Summary:
A companion to the Animal Planet series "River Monsters" highlights the most shocking creatures the author has come across in his travels as an extreme fisherman.