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Leviathan
The History of Whaling in America
By Dolin, Eric Jay & Boles, James R.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-40010-484-0
- Publisher
- Tantor Media
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2008
In the introduction to his sprawling account of America's whaling legacy, Dolin explicitly warns that his text is not concerned with the modern ethical implications of the whaling industry. Nor is it a revisionist exploration of the industry's heyday in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, with contemporary debate about the fate of whaling increasingly at the forefront, the historical events related here are all the more poignant. The Basques were most likely the first Euro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
