Whaling on the North Carolina Coast

by Marcus B Simpson and Sallie W. Simpson

Book Overview

Originally published as an award-winning article in the North Carolina Historical Review, this fascinating study traces the history of whaling in the state from the seventeenth century until World War I. Includes a number of colorful accounts of local whaling around Shackleford Banks in the latter half of the nineteenth century and a vivid description of the catch of the "Mayflower," North Carolina's best-known whale.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086526242X
• ISBN13: 9780865262423
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
• Length: 51 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.8" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12