Trying Leviathan : the nineteenth-century New York court case that put the whale on trial and challenged the order of nature

Trying Leviathan : the nineteenth-century New York court case that put the whale on trial and challenged the order of nature / D. Graham Burnett.

Author/creator	Burnett, D. Graham
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Description	xiv, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Maurice, James, active 1818--Trials, litigation, etc. Judd, Samuel, 1780-1847--Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Tax evasion)--New York (State) --New York --History --19th century. Whale oil--Taxation --Law and legislation --New York (State) --History --19th century. Whales--Classification --History --19th century. Whaling--United States --History --19th century. Zoology--Social aspects --United States --History --19th century.

Contents	Introduction -- Common sense -- The philosophical whale -- Naturalists in the crow's nest -- Men of affairs -- The jury steps out -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-245) and index.
LCCN	2007008378
ISBN	9780691129501 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0691129509 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	KF 228.M38 B87 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold