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Ahab's Trade: The Saga of South Seas Whaling

Product Description: Gladiator one minute, galley slave the next, danger and abuse, excitement followed by tedium - these were the lot of open boat whalemen in the South Seas for more than two centuries. This book tracks the rise and fall of this truly global industry and tells the stories of the men who made it...read more

By Allen Mawer and G. A. Mawer

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Hardcover:

9781864485790 | Allen & Unwin, July 1, 2000, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Gladiator one minute, galley slave the next, danger and abuse, excitement followed by tedium - these were the lot of open boat whalemen in the South Seas for more than two centuries.

Ahab's Trade: The Saga of South Sea Whaling

A colorful history of the whaling trade focuses on the port of Nantucket and the men who sailed from there in British, American, French, Australian, and New Zealand ships in search of whales. (view table of contents)

By G. A. Mawer

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9780312228095 | Palgrave Macmillan, February 1, 2000, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A history of the whaling trade focuses on the port of Nantucket and the men who sailed from there in British, American, French, Australian, and New Zealand ships in search of whales.

Most Perfectly Safe: The Convict Shipwreck Disasters of 1833-42

Product Description: Book by Mawer, G. A.

By G. A. Mawer

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Paperback:

9781864481860 | Allen & Unwin, February 1, 1998, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Book by Mawer, G.

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