Aconite poison whaling in Asia and America, an Aleutian transfer to the New World
Title:
Aconite poison whaling in Asia and America, an Aleutian transfer to the New World
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by Robert F. Heizer.
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Publication Information:
Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1943.
Physical Description:
pages 415-468, [7] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Also issued as part of House document 334, 77th Congress, 1st session.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-468).
Additional Physical Form Available:
Also available online.
Variant Title:
Running title: Poison whaling
Contents:
Kamchatka Peninsula, Kurile Islands -- Japan -- Koryak -- Chukchee -- Aleutian Islands -- Kodiak Island region -- Eskimo -- Northwest Coast -- Aconite poison -- General implications of North Pacific whaling -- appendix 1. The use of poison-harpoons and nets in the modern whale fishery ; The modern use of heavy nets in whale catching.