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.
Jakobina Arch contrasts the modern Japanese whaling industry with expansionist imperial Meiji regime policies.
Jonathan Clapperton details the importance of whaling to Puget Sound Coast Salish people (Puget Salish) along the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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.
Jakobina Arch contrasts the modern Japanese whaling industry with expansionist imperial Meiji regime policies.
Jonathan Clapperton details the importance of whaling to Puget Sound Coast Salish people (Puget Salish) along the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Joshua L. Reid concludes that the history of Pacific whaling has undergone a scholarly renaissance.