The whale : in search of the giants of the sea / Philip Hoare.
By: Hoare, Philip.
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BookPublisher: New York : Ecco, c2010Edition: 1st U.S. ed.Description: 453 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780061976216 (trade); 0061976210.Subject(s): Whales | Whales in literature | Whales | Whales in literatureDDC classification: 599.5 Summary: 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.
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.
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