Living with Whales: Documents and Oral Histories of Native New England Whaling History (Native Americans of the Northeast)
By Nancy Shoemaker.
Description
Native Americans along the coasts of southern New England and Long Island have had close ties to whales for thousands of years. They made a living from the sea and saw in the world's largest beings special power and meaning. After English settlement in the early seventeenth century, the region's natural bounty of these creatures drew Natives and colonists alike to develop whale hunting on an industrial scale. By the nineteenth century, New England dominated the world in whaling, and Native Americans contributed substantially to whaleship crews.In Living with Whales, Nancy Shoemake...
ISBN(s)
1625340818, 9781625340818
