A savage history : the story of whaling in the Pacific and Southern Oceans /
Newton, John
A savage history : the story of whaling in the Pacific and Southern Oceans / John Newton. - 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.5050 The slaughter of the leviathan -- Whaling in ancient times -- New South whales -- Whaling among the Maori and missionaries -- The business of whaling -- The Pacific capital of whaling -- The floating abattoir -- Exploration and the whaling boom -- The stockbroker and the artist -- Whaling craft -- Life, food, booze and sex -- Women go whaling -- Mechanised slaughter -- The Norwegians in Western Australia -- Ten thousand years of eating whale -- Japan against the world -- End game -- What now for whales? -- Whaleography.
1742233740 9781742233741
UNSW Sydney 2052
Whaling--History--Pacific Ocean
Whaling--History--South Pacific Ocean
639.2809164
A savage history : the story of whaling in the Pacific and Southern Oceans / John Newton. - 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.5050 The slaughter of the leviathan -- Whaling in ancient times -- New South whales -- Whaling among the Maori and missionaries -- The business of whaling -- The Pacific capital of whaling -- The floating abattoir -- Exploration and the whaling boom -- The stockbroker and the artist -- Whaling craft -- Life, food, booze and sex -- Women go whaling -- Mechanised slaughter -- The Norwegians in Western Australia -- Ten thousand years of eating whale -- Japan against the world -- End game -- What now for whales? -- Whaleography.
1742233740 9781742233741
UNSW Sydney 2052
Whaling--History--Pacific Ocean
Whaling--History--South Pacific Ocean
639.2809164