![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/fugue21/magnifier-left.png)
![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1625859031.01._SX180_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... Whaling on Martha's Vineyardby Thomas Dresser
None No current Talk conversations about this book. No reviews no reviews | add a review
Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNone
![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)639.28Technology Agriculture & related technologies Hunting, fishing, conservation Commercial fishing, whaling, sealing WhalingLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |