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Native American whalemen and the world : indigenous encounters and the contingency of race
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- ISBN: 9781469622576 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1469622572 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781469622583 (ebook)
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Physical Description:
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x, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-288) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 78 .N5 S56 2015 | 287448 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |