Native American Whalemen and the World: Indigenous Encounters and the Contingency of Race
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In the nineteenth century, nearly all Native American men living along the southern New England coast made their living traveling the world's oceans on whaleships. Many were career whalemen, spending twenty years or more at sea. Their labor invigorated economically depressed reservations with vital income and led to complex and surprising connections with other Indigenous peoples, from the islands of the Pacific to the Arctic Ocean. At home, aboard...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1469636123
ISBN13:9781469636122
Release Date:August 2017
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"
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