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The History of Modern Whaling

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C. Hurst & Company, 1982 - Whaling - 798 pages
History of modern whaling from 1846 to 1978. Shortened and updated version of a work originally published in Norwegian in 4 volumes under the title 'Den moderne hvalfangsts historie: opprinnelse og utvikling.' The comprehensive source references and notes have been omitted, but can be easily retrieved from the end of the same chapters in the Norwegian version.

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TitleThe History of Modern Whaling
AuthorsJohan Nicolay Tønnessen, Arne Odd Johnsen
Editionillustrated
PublisherC. Hurst & Company, 1982
ISBN0905838238, 9780905838236
Length798 pages
  
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