Abstract

Extract © 2015 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Set in Miller by Westchester Publishing Services Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Jacket illustration: Detail of harbor traffic at Cape Horn; courtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Whale image from the log of the Abraham Barker; Nicholson Whaling Collection, Providence Public Library Special Collections, Providence, RI. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shoemaker, Nancy, 1958– Native American whalemen and the world : indigenous encounters and the contingency of race / Nancy Shoemaker. — First edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-4696-2257-6 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-1-4696-2258-3 (ebook) 1. Indians of North America—New England—History—19th century.

Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call