Whales, ice, and men
Subtitle: the history of whaling in the western Arctic
By: John R. Bockstoce.
Contributors: New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Washington Press in association with the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: Whaling -- Arctic Ocean -- History.
Other titles: Whales, ice & men.
Description: History of native and commercial whaling of the bowhead whale in the waters of the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas. Includes chapter on Herschel Island (p.255-89). Well illustrated by 141 black and white photographs.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 383-393.
Cover title: Whales, ice & men.
Includes index.