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Author:

Shoemaker, Nancy, 1958-

Title:

Native American whalemen and the world : indigenous encounters and the contingency of race / Nancy Shoemaker.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

The University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Subject:

Indians of North America--New England--History--19th century.
Indian whalers--New England--History.
Whaling--New England--History--19th century.
Indians of North America--Fishing--New England.
Indians of North America--New England--Ethnic identity.
Whaling--History.--New England--History.
Whites--New England--Relations with Indians.
New England--Race relations.
New England--Ethnic relations.
Ethnic relations.
Indian whalers.
Indians of North America.
Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.
Indians of North America--Fishing.
Race relations.
Whaling.
Whaling--Social aspects.
Whites--Relations with Indians.
New England.
Walfang.
Indigenes Volk.
Neuengland.
1800 - 1899
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-288) and index.

Contents:

The ship -- The Gay Head harpooner -- Race, nationality, and gender -- The primacy of rank -- The beach -- Cultural encounters -- Cycles of conquest -- New heaven -- Islands -- Native American beachcombers in the Pacific -- Race and indigeneity in the life of Elisha Apes -- Beachcombers in New England -- The reservation -- Degradation and respect -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Native American whalemen's database -- Appendix B: Native American logbooks and journals.

ISBN:

1469622572
9781469622576

LCCN:

2014034897

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)