A fisherman and whaler
Subtitle: recollections of the Richmond Whaling Station, 1958-1972
By: interview conducted by Judith K. Dunning ; introduction by Jim Quay ; Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Dunning, Judith.; Quay, James.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.; Online Archive of California.; Online Archive of California.
Publisher: University of California
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Subjects: Del Monte Fishing Company (Richmond, Calif.) -- History.; Richmond Whaling Station (Richmond, Calif.) -- History.; Whaling -- California -- Richmond.; Whalers (Persons) -- California.; Fishes -- Conservation.; Mormons -- West (U.S.); Industries -- California -- Richmond -- History.; Point San Pablo (Calif.) -- History.
Other titles: On the waterfront : an oral history of Richmond, California.
Description: Describes his career as a whaler, the life at sea, types of whales, anti-whaling sentiments, and the closing of the Richmond Whaling Station. He also speaks of his family background and Mormon upbringing.