Author: Frank, Stuart M.
Title: Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved : Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum
Description: Boston, MA, David R. Godine, 2012. 1 ed. Hardcover. Black dj with color illustration and white text, blue boards with gilt design and lettering on spine. xv, (2) 384 pp. features many color illustrations. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the New England port of New Bedford was among the five richest cities in America. Its wealth was derived from a single source - whale oil, the "fossil fuel" of the early Industrial Revolution, providing light and lubrication to the burgeoning economy of young America. The New Bedford whaling fleet was the most numerous, adventurous, and far-ranging in the world, setting off on voyages that often lasted for three or four years and extended as far as the Antarctic and Siberia. VG, dj with some minor creases and tears, boards and pages in excellent condition .

Keywords: Whaling and Scrimshaw ; New Bedford Whaling Museum ; ;


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