Final voyage : a story of Arctic disaster and one fateful whaling season /
Nichols, Peter,1950-
New York ; London : G.P. Putnam's Sons,
c2009.
In 1871, an entire fleet of whaling ships was caught in an Arctic ice storm and destroyed. Though few lives were lost, the damage would forever shape one of America's most distinctive commodities: oil.
Map on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-294).
In 1871, an entire fleet of whaling ships was caught in an Arctic ice storm and destroyed. Though few lives were lost, the damage would forever shape one of America's most distinctive commodities: oil.
Whaling
Marine accidents
Whaling
Seafaring life