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Native American Whalemen and the World: Indigenous Encounters and the Contingency of Race
Native American Whalemen and the World Indigenous Encounters and the Contingency of Race
Author: Nancy Shoemaker
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 connec...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781469622576
ISBN-10: 1469622572
Publication Date: 4/27/2015
Pages: 312
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Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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