Yankee whaler
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One of the finest, most colorful and definitive studies of whaling ever published. Describes whaling trade, rigging, gear and handicrafts; 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.
TitelThe Yankee whaler
Verfasser
ErscheinungsortNew York
VerlagDover
Erscheinungsjahr1991
Seitenxxviii, 166 p.
IllustrationenIllus., black and white photographs, black and white drawings.
Format16.4 x 23.5 cm
Materialbook
SH381 .A8 1991
ISBN0-486-26854-3
AnmerkungenInternational Guild of Knot Tyers Collection.
Unabridged Dover republication of the 1942 edition, including the foreword to second edition, epilogue, and revised ending to the last chapter.
Unabridged Dover republication of the 1942 edition, including the foreword to second edition, epilogue, and revised ending to the last chapter.
Geografisches SchlagwortNorth America, United States