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Oil and Ice: A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty
Oil and Ice: A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty
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"Peter Nichols has crafted a terrifyingly relevant historical narrative...A terrific read."
-Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In The Heart of the Sea In 1871, America's last fleet of whaling ships was destroyed in an arctic ice storm. Miraculously, 1,218 men, women and children survived, but the disaster was catastrophic at home. Oil and Ice is the story of one fateful whaling season that illuminates the unprecedented rise and devastating fall of America's first oil economy, and the fate of today's petroleum industry.
Author: Peter Nichols
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 09/28/2010
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.92h x 5.34w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780143118367
-Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In The Heart of the Sea In 1871, America's last fleet of whaling ships was destroyed in an arctic ice storm. Miraculously, 1,218 men, women and children survived, but the disaster was catastrophic at home. Oil and Ice is the story of one fateful whaling season that illuminates the unprecedented rise and devastating fall of America's first oil economy, and the fate of today's petroleum industry.
Author: Peter Nichols
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 09/28/2010
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.92h x 5.34w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780143118367
About the Author
Peter Nichols, in addition to his sailing adventures, has worked in the film business as a screenwriter, propmaker, and ship-wrangler. He lives in Northern California.
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