When the Whalers Were up North Inuit Memories from the Eastern Arctic |
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| Author:
| Eber, Dorothy Harley |
| Series title: | McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7735-0702-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1989 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, whaling vessels from Britain and America plied their trade in great numbers in the waters off the Eastern Arctic of North America. The heyday of whaling has, until now, been documented solely from the perspective of the whalers, never from the viewpoint of the Inuit, whose lives were touched - and sometimes destroyed - by their presence. Here, finally, is a rich view from from the perspective of the Inuit, who welcomed the whalers...
More DescriptionDuring the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, whaling vessels from Britain and America plied their trade in great numbers in the waters off the Eastern Arctic of North America. The heyday of whaling has, until now, been documented solely from the perspective of the whalers, never from the viewpoint of the Inuit, whose lives were touched - and sometimes destroyed - by their presence. Here, finally, is a rich view from from the perspective of the Inuit, who welcomed the whalers and served on their crews.