The Law of the Whale Hunt: Dispute Resolution, Property Law, and American Whalers, 1780-1880

by Robert Deal

Book Overview

Whale oil lit the cities and greased the machines of the Industrial Revolution. In light of its importance, competition between whalers was high. Far from courts and law enforcement, competing crews... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107535166
• ISBN13: 9781107535169
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"