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The Yankee Whaler (Dover Maritime) - Paperback By Ashley, Clifford - GOOD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed
- No
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Book Series
- N,A
- Ex Libris
- Yes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- MPN
- Does not apply
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- Inscribed
- Yes
- Vintage
- No
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Picture Book
- Era
- 2010s
- Personalized
- Yes
- Features
- Ex-Library
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780486268545
- EAN
- 9780486268545
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486268543
ISBN-13
9780486268545
eBay Product ID (ePID)
199647
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Yankee Whaler
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Animals / Marine Life, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Transportation, Technology & Engineering
Book Series
Dover Maritime Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
91-018751
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
639.2
Edition Description
Reprint,New Edition
Table Of Content
"INTRODUCTION, by Robert Cushman Murphy, D.Sc.""A PREFACE TO THE PICTURES, by Zephaniah W. Pease"I. THE BLUBBER-HUNTERSII. "THE BLUBBER-HUNTERS, Concluded"III. THE GREENLAND FISHERYIV. "CAPE COD, LONG ISLAND, AND NANTUCKET"V. NEW BEDFORDVI. THE WHALERVII. THE WHALEBOATVIII. THE WHALEIX. GEAR AND CRAFTX. WHALEMANXI. SCRIMSHAWXII. THE LAST DAYS OF WHALINGEPILOGUEA GLOSSARY OF WHALING TERMSA LIST OF BOOKS CONCERNING WHALES AND WHALINGINDEX
Synopsis
One of the finest, most colorful and definitive studies of whaling ever published. Construction and outfitting of ships, crafts and routines, hunting methods, much more. 133 halftones. 17 line illustrations. Introduction., "He went whaling prepared as no man had been before him, and he went with an eager and an open mind. He describes as no other author has done the multifarious duties of the cooper, the whalecraftsman, the rigger, the subtleties of boat gear and of stowage, the homely whims and prejudices of the most conservative and practical of men ... he has returned unsoured from his voyaging, and now lays his booty before us." -- Robert Cushman Murphy, in the Introduction Since the days of Moby Dick , whaling has been the subject of countless books, articles and works of art. Few books on the subject, however, have attained the classic stature of the present volume. Written by a famed marine artist, born in the whaling center of New Bedford, Massachusetts, this book presents whaling from the vantage point of one who not only sailed aboard a whaler himself, but possessed the observant eye of an artist and the literary skill to record what he saw and thought as the great age of whaling drew to a close. Salted with wit and wisdom of a Yankee seaman, Ashley's engrossing account presents the "bloody and desperate quest" for the great whales and their valuable meat and oil. It offers detailed, evocative pictures of whaling traditions, life aboard ship, the myriad details of whaleship construction, rigging and navigation, gear and craft; much whalemen's lore concerning methods of attack and the behavior of the quarry, as well as sidelights on the unique personalities of whalemen from New Bedford, Nantucket, and Long Island ports. Enhanced with 150 superb illustrations, The Yankee Whaler is perhaps the definitive treatment of 19th- century whaling. Not only a complete and well-documented picture of every aspect of the topic, the book at the same time evokes the excitement and drama of the chase and the romance of the high seas., One of the finest, most colorful and definitive studies of whaling ever published. Construction and outfitting of ships, crafts and routines, hunting methods, much more. 133 halftones. 17 line illus. Introduction., 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, much more. Richly illustrated with 133 halftones, 17 line illustrations. Introduction by Robert Cushman Murphy. Bibliography.
LC Classification Number
SH381.A8 1
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