Hoare, Philip.
The whale : in search of the giants of the sea / Philip Hoare. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Ecco, c2010. - 453 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Winner of the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-428) and index.
Library Journal, January 2010 Pub Weekly, December 2009 Kirkus Starred, November 2009
The author examines the relationship between humans and whales throughout history, discussing his visits to historic whaling locales--New Bedford, Nantucket, and the Azores--as well as the ways that whales have been represented in literature, film, and popular culture.
Adult Follett Library Resources
9780061976216 (trade) 0061976210
Whales.
Whales in literature.
Whales.
Whales in literature.
599.5
The whale : in search of the giants of the sea / Philip Hoare. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Ecco, c2010. - 453 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Winner of the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-428) and index.
Library Journal, January 2010 Pub Weekly, December 2009 Kirkus Starred, November 2009
The author examines the relationship between humans and whales throughout history, discussing his visits to historic whaling locales--New Bedford, Nantucket, and the Azores--as well as the ways that whales have been represented in literature, film, and popular culture.
Adult Follett Library Resources
9780061976216 (trade) 0061976210
Whales.
Whales in literature.
Whales.
Whales in literature.
599.5