A savage history : whaling in the Pacific and Southern Oceans
Newton, John (John Sefton)2013
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"'A Savage History' tells the rich history of whales and whaling. We learn about these highly intelligent and magnificent creatures, and follow the stories of whalers from the eighteenth century who hunted their prey along the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, across the Pacific and into the Southern Ocean."--Inside jacket.
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Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2013.Sydney, NSW NewSouth Publishing, 2013.©2013.University of New South Wales Press Ltd.
Collation:
310 pages : illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Illustrations on end papers.Includes bibliography and index.
ISBN:
9781742233741 (paperback)
Dewey class:
639.28
Language:
English
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BRN:
260877