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America's early whalemen : Indian shore whalers on Long Island, 1650-1750 /

The Indians of coastal Long Island were closely attuned to their maritime environment. They hunted sea mammals, fished in coastal waters, and harvested shellfish. To celebrate the deep-water spirits, they sacrificed the tail and fins of the most powerful and awesome denizen of their maritime world--...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Strong, John A., 1935- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2018.
Colección:Native peoples of the Americas (Tucson, Ariz.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Whale in Aboriginal Long Island Culture; 2. Drift Whales: A Contentious Asset; 3. Sachems, Entrepreneurs, and Conflicting Sovereignties; 4. Origins of "Ye Whaling Design" on Long Island; 5. New Needs, Old Traditions: The Cultural Impact of "Ye Whale Design"; 6. Debt Peonage and Indentured Servitude; 7. Papasaquin's World: Politics, Economics, and Family in Seventeenth-Century Long Island; 8. Leaving the Shore: The End of an Era; Appendix 1. Examples of Whaling Contracts.
  • Appendix 2. Whaling Contracts by SeasonAppendix 3. St. George Manor; Appendix 4. Estimates of Shore Whale Catches, 1697-1734; Appendix 5. Names of Indian Whalers and English Investors on the Whaling Contracts, 1670-1685; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.