Whaling will never do for me : the American whaleman in the nineteenth century /

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""I just begin to find out that whaling will never do for me and have determined to leave the ship here if possible."" That sentiment, expressed by a foremast hand aboard the ship Caroline in 1843, is one shared by many of the whalemen in this fascinating book. Interest in Herman...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Busch, Briton Cooper
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
©1994
Temas:
1800-1899
Whalers (Persons) > United States > Social life and customs.
Whalers (Persons) > United States > Biography.
Whaling > United States > History > 19th century.
Baleines > Chasse > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers (Persons) > Social life and customs
Whaling
United States
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:""I just begin to find out that whaling will never do for me and have determined to leave the ship here if possible."" That sentiment, expressed by a foremast hand aboard the ship Caroline in 1843, is one shared by many of the whalemen in this fascinating book. Interest in Herman Melville's Moby Dick has contributed to a substantial literature on the history and lore of the industry. But not until now has the vast body of surviving whaleship logs and journals been used to paint an encompassing picture of the difficult but colorful life aboard nineteenth-century American whaling vessels. Briton
Descripción Física:1 online resource (278 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780813150611
0813150612

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