Perspectives Article
Oil, Spermaceti, Ambergris, and Teeth: Products of the Nineteenth- Century Pacific Sperm-Whaling Industry
Nancy Shoemaker considers the four main products harvested in the nineteenth-century sperm whale trade.
Nancy Shoemaker considers the four main products harvested in the nineteenth-century sperm whale trade.
Vicki Luker details the important role played by tabua—or whales’ teeth—in Fijian history.
Joshua L. Reid concludes that the history of Pacific whaling has undergone a scholarly renaissance.
Nancy Shoemaker considers the four main products harvested in the nineteenth-century sperm whale trade.
Vicki Luker details the important role played by tabua—or whales’ teeth—in Fijian history.
Joshua L. Reid concludes that the history of Pacific whaling has undergone a scholarly renaissance.