Whaling on Long Island

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439655383
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Book Synopsis Whaling on Long Island by : Nomi Dayan

Download or read book Whaling on Long Island written by Nomi Dayan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of whales and the whalers who followed them is inextricably tied with Long Island's rich maritime history. Before the Long Island Expressway, strip malls, golf clubs, and suburban sprawl, calls of "Thar she blows!" rang out from Long Island harbors and ships. This book chronicles the rise and fall of whaling on the island and describes local whaleship fleets that traveled to the far corners of the world, the personalities behind local enterprises, and the villages whose cultures and economies grew from the industry. Be transported to a time when whalers roamed the streets between journeys, shipbuilders worked in the harbors, captains charted their expeditions, and whaleship masts seemed to pierce the clouds in Long Island's pursuit of the largest creatures in the world.

Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393066665
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Book Synopsis Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by : Eric Jay Dolin

Download or read book Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America written by Eric Jay Dolin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-07-17 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Los Angeles Times Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 A Boston Globe Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 Amazon.com Editors pick as one of the 10 best history books of 2007 Winner of the 2007 John Lyman Award for U. S. Maritime History, given by the North American Society for Oceanic History "The best history of American whaling to come along in a generation." —Nathaniel Philbrick The epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture the sheer danger and desperation of men on the deep sea as dramatically as whaling. Eric Jay Dolin begins his vivid narrative with Captain John Smith's botched whaling expedition to the New World in 1614. He then chronicles the rise of a burgeoning industry—from its brutal struggles during the Revolutionary period to its golden age in the mid-1800s when a fleet of more than 700 ships hunted the seas and American whale oil lit the world, to its decline as the twentieth century dawned. This sweeping social and economic history provides rich and often fantastic accounts of the men themselves, who mutinied, murdered, rioted, deserted, drank, scrimshawed, and recorded their experiences in journals and memoirs. Containing a wealth of naturalistic detail on whales, Leviathan is the most original and stirring history of American whaling in many decades.

America's Early Whalemen

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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816538816
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis America's Early Whalemen by : John A Strong

Download or read book America's Early Whalemen written by John A Strong and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indians of coastal Long Island were closely attuned to their maritime environment. They hunted sea mammals, fished in coastal waters, and harvested shellfish. To celebrate the deep-water spirits, they sacrificed the tail and fins of the most powerful and awesome denizen of their maritime world—the whale. These Native Americans were whalemen, integral to the origin and development of the first American whaling enterprise in the years 1650 to 1750. America’s Early Whalemen examines this early chapter of an iconic American historical experience. John A. Strong’s research draws on exhaustive sources, domestic and international, including little-known documents such as the whaling contracts of 340 Native American whalers, personal accounting books of whaling company owners, London customs records, estate inventories, and court records. Strong addresses labor relations, the role of alcohol and debt, the patterns of cultural accommodations by Native Americans, and the emergence of corporate capitalism in colonial America. When Strong began teaching at Long Island University in 1964, he found little mention of the local Indigenous people in history books. The Shinnecocks and the neighboring tribes of Unkechaugs and Montauketts were treated as background figures for the celebratory narrative of the “heroic” English settlers. America’s Early Whalemen highlights the important contributions of Native peoples to colonial America.

The Whale Fishery on Long Island

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)

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Book Synopsis The Whale Fishery on Long Island by : Harry Dering Sleight

Download or read book The Whale Fishery on Long Island written by Harry Dering Sleight and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

So Ends this Day

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Publisher : Tagus Press
ISBN 13 : 9781933227283
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis So Ends this Day by : Donald Warrin

Download or read book So Ends this Day written by Donald Warrin and published by Tagus Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating history of the American whaling industry highlighting the role of its Portuguese participants.

The Unkechaug Indians of Eastern Long Island

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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 080618650X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Book Synopsis The Unkechaug Indians of Eastern Long Island by : John A. Strong

Download or read book The Unkechaug Indians of Eastern Long Island written by John A. Strong and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few people may realize that Long Island is still home to American Indians, the region’s original inhabitants. One of the oldest reservations in the United States—the Poospatuck Reservation—is located in Suffolk County, the densely populated eastern extreme of the greater New York area. The Unkechaug Indians, known also by the name of their reservation, are recognized by the State of New York but not by the federal government. This narrative account—written by a noted authority on the Algonquin peoples of Long Island—is the first comprehensive history of the Unkechaug Indians. Drawing on archaeological and documentary sources, John A. Strong traces the story of the Unkechaugs from their ancestral past, predating the arrival of Europeans, to the present day. He describes their first encounters with British settlers, who introduced to New England’s indigenous peoples guns, blankets, cloth, metal tools, kettles, as well as disease and alcohol. Although granted a large reservation in perpetuity, the Unkechaugs were, like many Indian tribes, the victims of broken promises, and their landholdings diminished from several thousand acres to fifty-five. Despite their losses, the Unkechaugs have persisted in maintaining their cultural traditions and autonomy by taking measures to boost their economy, preserve their language, strengthen their communal bonds, and defend themselves against legal challenges. In early histories of Long Island, the Unkechaugs figured only as a colorful backdrop to celebratory stories of British settlement. Strong’s account, which includes extensive testimony from tribal members themselves, brings the Unkechaugs out of the shadows of history and establishes a permanent record of their struggle to survive as a distinct community.

Long Island Whaling

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Long Island Whaling by : Nathaniel Robinson Howell

Download or read book Long Island Whaling written by Nathaniel Robinson Howell and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Petticoat Whalers

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Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584651598
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (515 download)

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Book Synopsis Petticoat Whalers by : Joan Druett

Download or read book Petticoat Whalers written by Joan Druett and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2001 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First US Edition -- The first comprehensive book on whaling wives at sea written for a general audience.

Harpoon

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Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1741764408
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (417 download)

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Book Synopsis Harpoon by : Andrew Darby

Download or read book Harpoon written by Andrew Darby and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the political machinations and manipulations at the highest levels to reinstate whaling, particularly in Japan, and traces the history of modern commercial whaling, the industry's determination to ignore reasonable checks and balances, and the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission.

Long Island's Off-shore Whaling

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)

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Book Synopsis Long Island's Off-shore Whaling by : Jeannette Edwards Rattray

Download or read book Long Island's Off-shore Whaling written by Jeannette Edwards Rattray and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Whaling Season: An Inside Account of the Struggle to Stop Commercial Whaling

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis The Whaling Season: An Inside Account of the Struggle to Stop Commercial Whaling by : Kieran Mulvaney

Download or read book The Whaling Season: An Inside Account of the Struggle to Stop Commercial Whaling written by Kieran Mulvaney and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Whalers

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Publisher : John Murray
ISBN 13 : 9781529374155
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (741 download)

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Book Synopsis The Last Whalers by : Doug Bock Clark

Download or read book The Last Whalers written by Doug Bock Clark and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when global change has eradicated thousands of unique cultures, The Last Whalers tells the inside story of the Lamalerans, an ancient tribe of 1,500 hunter-gatherers who live on a remote Indonesian volcanic island. They have survived for centuries by taking whales with bamboo harpoons, but now are being pushed toward collapse by the encroachment of the modern world. Journalist Doug Bock Clark, who lived with the Lamalerans across three years, weaves together their stories. Clark details how the fragile dreams of one of the world's dwindling indigenous peoples are colliding with the upheavals of our rapidly transforming world, and delivers a group of unforgettable families.

In the Heart of the Sea

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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007241798
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (72 download)

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Book Synopsis In the Heart of the Sea by : Nathaniel Philbrick

Download or read book In the Heart of the Sea written by Nathaniel Philbrick and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2007 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued.

The Big Oyster

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1588365913
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Book Synopsis The Big Oyster by : Mark Kurlansky

Download or read book The Big Oyster written by Mark Kurlansky and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled. For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s economy, gastronomy, and ecology that the abundant bivalves were Gotham’s most celebrated export, a staple food for the wealthy, the poor, and tourists alike, and the primary natural defense against pollution for the city’s congested waterways. Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insight–along with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photos–this dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the island hunting ground of the Lenape Indians to the death of the oyster beds and the rise of America’s environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattan’s Gilded Age dining chambers. Kurlansky brings characters vividly to life while recounting dramatic incidents that changed the course of New York history. Here are the stories behind Peter Stuyvesant’s peg leg and Robert Fulton’s “Folly”; the oyster merchant and pioneering African American leader Thomas Downing; the birth of the business lunch at Delmonico’s; early feminist Fanny Fern, one of the highest-paid newspaper writers in the city; even “Diamond” Jim Brady, who we discover was not the gourmand of popular legend. With The Big Oyster, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious.

Moby Dick

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Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1616411635
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (164 download)

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Book Synopsis Moby Dick by : Herman Melville

Download or read book Moby Dick written by Herman Melville and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Herman Melville's classic tale of revenge, Ishmael tells his story of becoming a whaler on the Pequod. When Ishmael and his unexpected friend Queequeg join Captain Ahab's hunt for Moby Dick, the voyage of a lifetime turns into tragedy. The adventures of sailing the seas on the hunt for the great white whale is retold in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Melville's Moby Dick. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-8.

Whale Off!

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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787209431
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)

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Book Synopsis Whale Off! by : Everett J. Edwards

Download or read book Whale Off! written by Everett J. Edwards and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1932 and revised in 1956 by Everett J. Edwards’ daughter Jeannette Edwards Rattray with a new Foreword, this is a well-researched account on American shore-whaling, with special focus on the small-boat whaling carried on off the eastern end of Long Island from 1640 to 1918—the first and last whaling of this sort done anywhere in America.

Early Long Island

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
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Download or read book Early Long Island written by Paul Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: