| View Larger Image | Thar She Blows: American Whaling in the Nineteenth Century (People's History) | Hardcoverby Stephen Currie (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Lerner Publications | | Page Count: | 96 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 01, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 399,673th |
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