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Whaling will never do for me : the American whaleman in the nineteenth century
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Whaling will never do for me : the American whaleman in the nineteenth century

Author: Briton Cooper Busch
Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1994.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Busch, Briton Cooper.
Whaling will never do for me.
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c1994
(OCoLC)656217706
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Briton Cooper Busch
ISBN: 0813118387 9780813118383
OCLC Number: 28021805
Description: xii, 265 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Contents: 1. Introduction: The American Whaleman --
2. Crime and Punishment --
3. Race and Status --
4. Work Stoppages --
5. Whalemen and American Consuls Abroad --
6. Desertion --
7. The Practice of Religion --
8. Whalemen's Women, Whalemen's Wives --
9. The Festive and the Ceremonial --
10. Waterfront Havens and the Honolulu Riot of 1852.
Responsibility: Briton Cooper Busch.

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