Holdings: Oil and ice

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Oil and ice a story of Arctic disaster and the rise and fall of America's last whaling dynasty /

In 1871, an entire fleet of whaling ships was caught in an Arctic ice storm and destroyed. Though few lives were lost, the damage would forever shape one of America's most distinctive commodities: oil.

Uniform Title:	Final voyage
Main Author:	Nichols, Peter, 1950-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Penguin Books, 2009.
Physical Description:	294 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Subjects:	Whaling -- Arctic regions -- History -- 19th century. Marine accidents -- Arctic regions -- History -- 19th century. Whaling -- Economic aspects -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford -- History -- 19th century. Seafaring life -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford -- History -- 19th century. New Bedford (Mass.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century. New Bedford (Mass.) -- Biography.

CMU Main Books 3rd Floor

Location	Call Number:	Status
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor	SH383.2 .N53 2009	Available Request Chapter Scan