| Whaling Contributor(s): Hawes, Charles Boardman (Author) |
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ISBN: 1169944604 ISBN-13: 9781169944602 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 11.02" W x 8.5" (2.61 lbs) 388 pages |
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| Publisher Description: (LARGE PRINT EDITION) Wherein Are Discussed The First Whalemen Of Whom We Have Record; The Growth Of The European Whaling Industry, And Of Its Offspring, The American Whaling Industry, Primitive Whaling Among The Savages Of North America, The Various Manners And Means Of Taking Whales In All Parts Of The World And In All Times Of Its History, The Extraordinary Adventures And Mishaps That Have Befallen Whalemen The Seas Over, The Economic And Social Conditions That Led To The Rise Of Whaling And Hastened Its Decline And In Conclusion The Present State Of The Once Flourishing And Lucrative Industry. |