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The History of Modern Whaling
Language: en
Pages: 818
Authors: Johan Nicolay Tønnessen
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 1982-01-01 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
Language: en
Pages: 512
Authors: Eric Jay Dolin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-07-17 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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A Los Angeles Times Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 A Boston Globe Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 Amazon.com Editors pick as one of the 10 best history books of 20
In Pursuit of Leviathan
Language: en
Pages: 566
Authors: Lance E. Davis
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-01 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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In Pursuit of Leviathan traces the American whaling industry from its rise in the 1840s to its precipitous fall at the end of the nineteenth century. Using deta
Whaling Days
Language: en
Pages: 44
Authors: Carol Carrick
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-02-10 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Surveys the whaling industry, ranging from hunting in colonial America to modern whaling regulations and conservation efforts.
Whale Factory Ships and Modern Whaling 1881-2016
Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Ian Hart
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12 - Publisher:

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The modern whaling industry dates from 1881. That year factory ships began working with purpose-built whale catchers equipped with modern harpoon guns. This rev