Living with Whales Documents and Oral Histories of Native New England Whaling History |
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| Author:
| Shoemaker, Nancy |
| Series title: | Native Americans of the Northeast Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62534-081-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Reconstructs the history of Native whaling in New England through a range of primary documents: explorers' descriptions of their "first encounters", indentures, deeds, merchants' accounts, Indian overseer reports, crew lists, memoirs, obituaries, and excerpts from journals kept by Native whalemen on their voyages. These materials span the centuries-long rise and fall of the American whalefishery and give insight into the impact of whaling on Native North American communities.
Reconstructs the history of Native whaling in New England through a range of primary documents: explorers' descriptions of their "first encounters", indentures, deeds, merchants' accounts, Indian overseer reports, crew lists, memoirs, obituaries, and excerpts from journals kept by Native whalemen on their voyages. These materials span the centuries-long rise and fall of the American whalefishery and give insight into the impact of whaling on Native North American communities.