From the Book - Revised edition
Prologue: Arrival of a fisherman
Early fishing at Cape Ann : 1623-1639
Founding a fishing family : 1640-1715
The Wonsons at Sandy Bay : 1716-1795
Prospering at Eastern Point : 1796-1806
Embargo & war : 1807-1815
Pinkies & saltfish : 1816-1829
Fresh fish from Georges Bank! : 1830-1845
A revolution in fishing : 1846-1850
Captains of industry : 1851-1879
Dissolution of Giles & Wonson : 1851-1906
The deadly quest for speed : 1880-1899
Sunset and evening star : 1900-1905
Related Wonson enterprises
Epilogue: Gorton's of Gloucester : 1906
Appendix A : Genealogical tables
Appendix B: Food of the Yankee Fishermen
Appendix C: Related Wonson Enterprises
Appendix D: Wonson politics
Appendix E: The Gloucester sea serpent
Prologue: Arrival of a fisherman
Early fishing at Cape Ann : 1623-1639
Founding a fishing family : 1640-1715
The Wonsons at Sandy Bay : 1716-1795
Prospering at Eastern Point : 1796-1806
Embargo & war : 1807-1815
Pinkies & saltfish : 1816-1829
Fresh fish from Georges Bank! : 1830-1845
A revolution in fishing : 1846-1850
Captains of industry : 1851-1879
Dissolution of Giles & Wonson : 1851-1906
The deadly quest for speed : 1880-1899
Sunset and evening star : 1900-1905
Related Wonson enterprises
Epilogue: Gorton's of Gloucester : 1906
Appendix A : Genealogical tables
Appendix B: Food of the Yankee Fishermen.