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The Yankee Whaler Book~harpoon~whaling~scrimshaw~whale tools~A Definitive Study!

The Yankee Whaler Book~harpoon~whaling~scrimshaw~whale tools~A Definitive Study!

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    Description

    THE YANKEE WHALER
    by Clifford W. Ashley
    2012 REPRINT OF 1942 2ND EDITION
    ~   The classic work~with 133 halftone photos ~
    One of the finest, most colorful and definitive studies of whaling ever published. Describes the whaling trade, rigging, gear and handicrafts; the construction and outfitting of ships, with fascinating details and anecdotes about whales and whaling waters, whaling men, methods of attack, crafts and routines; and much more.
    Table of Contents:
    INTRODUCTION, by Robert Cushman Murphy, D.Sc.
    A PREFACE TO THE PICTURES, by Zephaniah W. Pease
    I. THE BLUBBER-HUNTERS
    II. THE BLUBBER-HUNTERS, Concluded
    III. THE GREENLAND FISHERY
    IV. CAPE COD, LONG ISLAND, AND NANTUCKET
    V. NEW BEDFORD
    VI. THE WHALER
    VII. THE WHALEBOAT
    VIII. THE WHALE
    IX. GEAR AND CRAFT
    X. WHALEMAN
    XI. SCRIMSHAW
    XII. THE LAST DAYS OF WHALING
    EPILOGUE
    A GLOSSARY OF WHALING TERMS
    A LIST OF BOOKS CONCERNING WHALES AND WHALING
    INDEX
    Softcover. Reprint of 1942 second edition. 6 1/2x9. 320 pages. 133 black and white drawings. 17 illustrations.
    BRAND NEW
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