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Whale Off: the Story of American Shore Whaling

Everett J. Edwards and Jennette Edwards Rafferty

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Description:This book tells the story of Captaiin Josh Edwards and Long Island shore whaling. Shore whaling by American colonists began on the easter end of Long island in the mid-1600s and was also common on Cape Cod. The right whale, the main target, became depleted locally by the early 1700s, and shore whaling was largely abandoned for offshore grounds before the Revolution. in the late 1800s it was taken up again as American whaling waned. Josh Edwards was the last and best shore whale man out of Amagansett and this book tells about the last days of shore whaling through his life and exploits. Roy Chapman Andrews wrote an introduction. His carreer as a naturalist started when he acquired the skeleton of the last whale takenon Long Island by Captain Josh Edwards.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Whale Off: the Story of American Shore Whaling. To get started finding Whale Off: the Story of American Shore Whaling, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 285

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Coward-McCann

Release: 1956

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Description: This book tells the story of Captaiin Josh Edwards and Long Island shore whaling. Shore whaling by American colonists began on the easter end of Long island in the mid-1600s and was also common on Cape Cod. The right whale, the main target, became depleted locally by the early 1700s, and shore whaling was largely abandoned for offshore grounds before the Revolution. in the late 1800s it was taken up again as American whaling waned. Josh Edwards was the last and best shore whale man out of Amagansett and this book tells about the last days of shore whaling through his life and exploits. Roy Chapman Andrews wrote an introduction. His carreer as a naturalist started when he acquired the skeleton of the last whale takenon Long Island by Captain Josh Edwards.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Whale Off: the Story of American Shore Whaling. To get started finding Whale Off: the Story of American Shore Whaling, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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