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John R. Bockstoce

Author of Whales, Ice, and Men: The History of Whaling in the Western Arctic

10+ Works 167 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Arctic specialist John R. Bockstoce is an independent scholar and the author of many books, monographs, and articles on the history of the Arctic.

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Works by John R. Bockstoce

Whales, Ice, and Men: The History of Whaling in the Western Arctic (1986) 42 copies, 1 review

Furs and Frontiers in the Far North: The Contest among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade (2009) 39 copies

Arctic Passages: A Unique Small-Boat Journey Through the Great Northern Waterway (1991) 32 copies

White Fox and Icy Seas in the Western Arctic: The Fur Trade, Transportation, and Change in the Early Twentieth Century (2018) 15 copies

Steam whaling in the western Arctic (1977) 14 copies

The Journal of Rochfort Maguire, 1852–1854: Two Years at Point Barrow, Alaska, aboard HMS Plover in Search for Sir John Franklin Volume I (1987) 8 copies

High Latitude, North Atlantic: 30,000 Miles Through Cold Seas and History (Maritime) (2003) 7 copies

The Archaeology of Cape Nome, Alaska (University Museum Monograph 38) (1979) 7 copies

Eskimos of North-West Alaska in the Early Nineteenth Century (1977) 2 copies

Arctic discoveries images from voyages of four decades in the north (2000) 1 copy

Associated Works

National Geographic Magazine 1983 v164 #1 July (1983) — Contributor — 24 copies, 1 review

National Geographic Magazine 1990 v178 #2 August (1990) — Contributor — 23 copies

The Journal of Rochfort Maguire 1852-1854 Two Years at Point Barrow, Alaska, aboard HMS 'Plover' in the Search for Sir John Franklin. 2vols (1987) — Editor — 9 copies

The Journal of Rochfort Maguire, 1852–1854: Two Years at Point Barrow, Alaska, aboard HMS Plover in Search for Sir John Franklin Volume 2 (1988) — Editor — 6 copies

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Whales, Ice, and Men: The History of Whaling in the Western Arctic by John R. Bockstoce

Simpy put, superb!

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John Lyman Book Award

Furs and Frontiers in the Far North: The Contest among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade (Winner – U.S. Maritime History – 2009)

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Works: 10
Also by: 4
Members: 167
Popularity: #127,263
Rating: ½ 4.3

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 15

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