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Arctic whalers, icy seas : narratives of the Davis Strait whale fishery  Cover Image Book Book

Arctic whalers, icy seas : narratives of the Davis Strait whale fishery / W. Gillies Ross.

Summary:

Compilation of first-person accounts from journals and diaries from whaling expeditions to Davis Strait from British ports from 1824 to 1917. Includes much previously unpublished material.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780772515247 :
  • ISBN: 0772515247 :
  • Physical Description: xvi, 263 p. : ill ; 25 x 27 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Canada : Irwin Pub., c1985.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Bibliography: p. [255]-256.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
Donation ; William C. Wonders ; 2008/02.
Subject: Whaling > Arctic regions > History.
Whaling > Great Britain > History.
Whaling > Greenland > History.
Whaling > Davis Strait > History.
Davis Strait > Description and travel.

Available copies

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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Prince Rupert Library 917.1 ROSS (Text) 33294000280818 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -


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