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Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.

This fine art print on white wood created by the Marmont Hill Art Collective shows an image of a whale symbolizing the famous whale oil industry in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. The wood pieces are hand-selected by fine craftsmen for printing. The art print will arrive with 2 D-rings mounted on the back, making it ready to hang right out of the package. Color: Multi-Colored.

This fine art print on white wood created by the Marmont Hill Art Collective shows an image of a whale symbolizing the famous whale oil industry in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. The wood pieces are hand-selected by fine craftsmen for printing. The art print will arrive with 2 D-rings mounted on the back, making it ready to hang right out of the package. Color: Multi-Colored.

This fine art print on white wood created by the Marmont Hill Art Collective shows an image of a whale symbolizing the famous whale oil industry in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. The wood pieces are hand-selected by fine craftsmen for printing. The art print will arrive with 2 D-rings mounted on the back, making it ready to hang right out of the package. Color: Multi-Colored.

This fine art print on white wood created by the Marmont Hill Art Collective shows an image of a whale symbolizing the famous whale oil industry in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. The wood pieces are hand-selected by fine craftsmen for printing. The art print will arrive with 2 D-rings mounted on the back, making it ready to hang right out of the package. Color: Multi-Colored.

This fine art print on white wood created by the Marmont Hill Art Collective shows an image of a whale symbolizing the famous whale oil industry in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. The wood pieces are hand-selected by fine craftsmen for printing. The art print will arrive with 2 D-rings mounted on the back, making it ready to hang right out of the package. Color: Multi-Colored.

Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.

Excerpt from A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia: And an AccountThe successes that have of late years been achieved by the gallant explorers of other nations in the ice-bound regions of the North, have no doubt materially hastened the present determina tion to equip and send forth an expedition on such a scale as will defy competition or failure.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Whaling People live along the west coast of Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery in Washington. They comprise more than 20 First Nations, including the Nuu-chah-nulth (formerly called Nootka), Ditidaht, Pacheedaht and Makah. These socially related people enjoyed a highly organized, tradition-based culture for centuries before Europeans arrived. As whaling societies, they had a unique relationship with the sea. In The Whaling People, Eugene Arima and Alan Hoover give an intimate account of the traditional ways in which these coastal people looked at and understood the world they lived in. They present the activities, technologies and rituals that the Whaling People used to make a living in their complex coastal environments, and their beliefs about the natural and supernatural forces that affected their lives. The book features 12 narratives collected from First Nations elders, each illustrated with original drawings by the celebrated Hesquiaht artist Tim Paul. This informative and entertaining book celebrates the still-thriving cultures of the Whaling People, who survived the devastating effects of colonial power and influences. It includes a history of treaty making in BC, leading up to the just-ratified Maa-nulth Treaty signed by five First Nations of the Whaling People.

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Despite a decades-long international moratorium on commercial whaling, one fleet has continued to hunt and kill whales in the waters surrounding Antarctica. Refusing to let this defiance go unchallenged, the environmental organization Greenpeace began dispatching expeditions to the region in an effort to intercept the whalers and use nonviolent means to stop their lethal practice.Over the past decade, Kieran Mulvaney led four such expeditions as a campaigner and coordinator. In The Whaling Season, he recounts those voyages in all their drama, disappointments, strain, and elation, giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at the hazards and triumphs of life as an environmental activist on the high seas. The author also explores the larger struggles underlying the expeditions, drawing on the history of commercial whaling and Antarctic exploration, the development of Greenpeace, and broader scientific and political efforts to conserve marine life. He presents a rich portrait of the current struggles and makes an impassioned plea for protection of some of the world’s most spectacular creatures.For armchair adventurers, polar enthusiasts, and anyone concerned about marine conservation and continued hunting of the world’s whales, The Whaling Season is an engrossing and informative tale of adventure set in one of the Earth’s last great wilderness areas."

Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.

Busch (history, Colgate U.) follows up his definitive history of the American sealing industry with a detailed account of the colorful but difficult life aboard whaling ships, drawn from the vast body of ships logs and journals. Deals little with the mechanics of the actual hunt. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.

Not all scientists live where they work, harvest their own subjects, or use information passed down from generation after generation of Inupiaq Eskimos to help learn about the bowhead whale. Arctic whale scientist Craig George is the son of children’s author Jean Craighead George, and out on the ice with the whales and the whalers in Barrow, Alaska is where this Arctic whale scientist works. He has studied them for nearly thirty years and the mysteries these creatures hold never fail to amaze him. Join Craig at the top of the world, where the days and nights are long, the people full of stories, and the bowhead whale is at the center of it all

Inscribed to previous owner opposite half-title page. Book has slight curling to cover corners. Slight curling to front cover. Very faint yellowing to edges of page block. Otherwise, pages are clean and crisp. Binding is strong and boards are sturdy. Dust jacket has faint shelfwear to corners. Very faint rubbing to front/back covers. Otherwise, jacket is fully intact. No other major wear or markings. All text and imagery bold and bright. Now in protective mylar cover.

Excerpt from A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia: And an AccountThe successes that have of late years been achieved by the gallant explorers of other nations in the ice-bound regions of the North, have no doubt materially hastened the present determina tion to equip and send forth an expedition on such a scale as will defy competition or failure.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The popular novel Moby-Dick first spurred young and old alike to romanticize the whaling industry. Author Herman Melville wrote his story based on the exploits of the Essex whaleship, and he documented his travels aboard the Acushnet, which departed from a Massachusetts whaling port. In the early 1700s, Massachusetts residents caught whales from the shore before embarking on offshore voyages for several weeks. Later, these trips would extend over many years, bringing home an average of 1,500 barrels of whale oil and thousands of pounds of whalebone in the 1800s. New Bedford and Nantucket were the founding towns for the whaling industry, but little known are the other Massachusetts towns that sent out whalers, built the ships, and outfitted them. Essex, Mattapoisett, and Falmouth were shipbuilding communities; Fairhaven began as a whaling town but quickly took to outfitting whalers; Gloucester made the yellow slickers that were rubbed with sperm whale oil to waterproof them; and Provincetown and Boston were among the many ports that sent out whaling ships.