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Whales, ice, and men : the history of whaling in the western Arctic
- Title
- Whales, ice, and men : the history of whaling in the western Arctic / John R. Bockstoce.
- Author
- Bockstoce, John R.
- Publication
- Seattle : University of Washington Press in association with the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts, 1986.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | SH382 .B63 1986 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- New Bedford Whaling Museum.
- Description
- 400 pages : illustrations; 28 cm
- Summary
- History of native and commercial whaling of the bowhead whale in the waters of the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas. Includes chapter on Herschel Island (p.255-89). Well illustrated by 141 black and white photographs.
- Alternative Title
- Whales, ice & men.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 383-393.
- Contents
- The first whaleship to Bering Strait -- From New England to Bering Strait -- An Arctic whaling voyage -- Pursuit and capture -- Development of the fishery, 1849-64 -- Civil war in Bering Strait : the cruise of CSS Shenandoah -- Walrusing -- The 1870s, disastrous decade -- Trade -- Steam whaling -- Shore whaling -- Herschel Island -- Federal support and the Disaster of 1897 -- Decline of the fishery.
- ISBN
- 0295963182
- 9780295963181
- LCCN
- 85091266
- OCLC
- ocm12422060
- 12422060
- SCSB-643364
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library