Author: HAGELUND, WILLIAM A.
Title: Whalers No More - a History of Whaling on the West Coast
Description: Canada: Harbour Publishing Company, Limited, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0920080022. 211 pages. Bibliography. Index. "Over 30,000 whales were killed in the Pacific Northwest between 1905 and 1972, and the business of capturing and processing them created its own mythology. Here are tales of the monsters that almost got away, of whales that rammed the ships trying to capture them, and of the whalers themselves, who lived always on the edge of danger, risking life and limb in the pursuit of the biggest animals in the world... A very personal history of whaling on the west coast." - from dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket in archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Gift quality.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORY CANADA GENERAL Whalers No More - A History of Whaling on the West Coast Pacific Northwest between 1905 and 1972, and the business of capturing and processing them created its own mythology. Here are tales of the monsters that. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0920080022 1905 1972 .