| Title |
A history of the American whale fishery, / by Walter S. Tower ... |
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| Publication Info. |
Phildelphia : Pub. for the University, 1907. |
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| Description |
1 online resource (151 pages). |
| Series |
Whaling anthology |
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Whaling anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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| Note |
Original document: Book. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 132-135. |
| Summary |
This volume offers a comprehensive history of whaling beginning with its European origins and then focusing on the rise and fall of theℓindustry in America, both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Originally confined to coastal waters and small populations that hunted whales in limited quantitiesℓfor bothℓfuel and food, the whaling industry saw its "golden age" in the first half of theℓ19th century. Increased demand for whale products, such as oil, baleen and bone helped toℓspur growthℓin fleet sizesℓand saw expansion into newℓhunting grounds. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Whaling.
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Industries -- New England -- History.
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