Whales, Ice, and Men
the history of whaling in the western Arctic
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History of native and commercial whaling of the bowhead whale in the waters of the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas. Includes chapter on Herschel Island (p.255-89). Well illustrated by 141 black and white photographs.
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