Whaling

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.

Author: Charles Boardman Hawes
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.62lbs
Size: 6.00h x 9.02w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781164508465

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