Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Profile diagram of the Grant viii
4. Cutaway diagram of the Grant ix
5. Western Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea x
6. part one THE SEA IS FLUID, ELUSIVE, HARD TO GRASP
7. 1 The Grant 1
8. 2 The Raft 7
9. 3 Family 10
10. 4 July 5, 1972 14
11. 5 Kodiak 20
12. 6 Freddy 29
13. 7 Throwing the Lines 33
14. 8 Alitak 42
15. 9 The Cannery Spy 49
16. 10 Setting Gear 54
17. part two FIRST DAY OF FISHING
18. 11 Awakening 69
19. 12 Death 75
20. 13 Living with Rigor Mortis 81
21. 14 Beyond Exhaustion 90
22. part three ADAPTATION
23. 15 Circumstances 101
24. 16 Surroundings 105
25. 17 The Crew 109
26. 18 Mom and Dad 120
27. 19 The Night 123
28. 20 Storm Day 128
29. 21 How to Jog 136
30. 22 Sand Point 144
31. 23 Letters to Home 150
32. 24 Caught by Fishing 153
33. 25 Metamorphosis 156
34. 26 Personal Factors 164
35. 27 End of the Line 168
36. 28 Loco-motion 173
37. part four LAYOVER IN KODIAK
38. 29 Unloading 177
39. 30 Hashish, Flips, and a Whore 182
40. part five THE FINAL TRIP
41. 31 Sandman Reefs 195
42. 32 Primal Extremes 206
43. 33 Everything but South 210
44. 34 Deckload 214
45. part six MAYDAY
46. 35 Orange 221
47. 36 The Third Charm 224
48. 37 The Ill-Equipped Ship 232
49. 38 “Chips” 236
50. 39 Cigarettes and Twice-Caught Fish 239
51. 40 Reentry 243
52. 41 Grampa’s Model 248
53. Glossary 255
54. Acknowledgments 268