The book A History of the American Whale Fishery was written by author Walter Sheldon Tower Here you can read free online of A History of the American Whale Fishery book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A History of the American Whale Fishery a good or bad book?
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A comparison of the amounts of imports for two representative years will show the extent of the war's influence. Imports of Whale Products. Gallons Gallons Pounds Sperm Oil. Whale Oil. Bone. 181 1 844, 200 304, 825 43, 200 1815 48, 510 4. .. 47 From 1810 to 1815 Nantucket and New Bedford were the only ports sending out more than a single vessel and in 1812, 1813 and 181 4, Nantucket alone kept any of its whaling fleet employed. 1 The news of the peace came early in the year 1 Si 5 and brought a...lmost immediate activity to the whale nslu-rv. 3 Ships were soon fitted and sent to sea both by the old firms and by new adventurers who added to the fleet. The belief that the first cargoes of oil would bring high prices as they had at the close of the Revolution acted as a powerful stimulus to the industry and led many to venture beyond the extent of their funds. The result of this condition at Nantucket, says Macy, 3 was the intro- 1 Starbuck's records of sailing, p. ISoff. 3 Macy, p. 205. 3 Macy, p.
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