Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments x
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Voyage North (29 June - 23 September 1903) 40
7. 2. Taking up Winter Quarters (24 September - 31 December 1903) 63
8. 3. The First Winter (1 January - 10 May 1904) 86
9. 4. Spring and Summer Whaling (11 May - 25 September 1904) 116
10. 5. Preparing for Winter (26 September - 31 December 1904) 143
11. 6. The Second Winter (1 January - 9 May 1905) 162
12. 7. The Second Summer (10 May - 8 September 1905) 188
13. 8. Voyage Home (9 September - 15 October 1905) 210
14. Epilogue 218
15. APPENDIX A. The schooner Era 225
16. APPENDIX B. Crew list of the Era 1903 228
17. APPENDIX C. Stores carried on the Era 1903 229
18. APPENDIX D. Beaufort wind scale 235
19. APPENDIX E. Minimum air temperatures at Fullerton Harbour (daily minimum temperature - 40°F or below) 1903--4 237
20. APPENDIX F. Sea ice thickness at Fullerton Harbour 238
21. APPENDIX G. Details of whales killed in 1905 240
22. APPENDIX H. Whaling and trading returns 1905 241
23. APPENDIX I. Population of Eskimo groups 243
24. APPENDIX J. General observations by George Comer 245
25. APPENDIX K. Government expeditions 1903-5 251
26. Glossary 255
27. Selected Bibliography 262
28. Index 265