Whaling Will Never Do for Me : The American Whaleman in the Nineteenth Century.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (278 pages)
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: The American Whaleman -- 2. Crime and Punishment -- 3. Race and Status -- 4. Work Stoppages -- 5. Whalemen and American Consuls Abroad -- 6. Desertion -- 7. The Practice of Religion -- 8. Whalemen's Women, Whalemen's Wives -- 9. The Festive and the Ceremonial -- 10. Waterfront Havens and the Honolulu Riot of 1852 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Whaleships -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
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Whalers (Persons) -- United States -- Social life and customs. Whalers (Persons) -- United States -- Biography. Whaling -- United States -- History -- 19th century.