Newton, John <br/><br/>
A savage history :  the story of whaling in the Pacific and Southern Oceans / 
John Newton. 
 - 310 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1742233740 9781742233741 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> UNSW Sydney 2052 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Whaling--History--Pacific Ocean<br/>Whaling--History--South Pacific Ocean
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>639.2809164