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Author Spence, Bill, 1923-

Title The story of whaling : harpooned / by Bill Spence.

Publication Info. New York : Cresent Books, 1980.

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Location Call No. Status
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  639.28 SPE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  639.28 SP32 c.2  Check Shelf
Description 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [188]-190) and index.
Contents Early whaling -- Spitsbergen -- American beginnings : Dutch supremacy -- Wary expansion 1712-83 -- The British boom 1783-1812 -- American expansion : British decline -- The great days of American whaling -- The birth of modern whaling -- The Antarctic boom -- The death of the whale.
Subject Whaling -- History.
Note Title from jacket flap: Harpooned : the story of whaling
Added Title Harpooned
ISBN 0517311577
9780517311578
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