America's early whalemen : Indian shore whalers on Long Island, 1650-1750

America's early whalemen : Indian shore whalers on Long Island, 1650-1750 / John A. Strong.

Author/creator	Strong, John A., 1935- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Tucson, Arizona : The University of Arizona Press, 2018.
Description	xiv, 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Indian whalers--New York (State) --Long Island --History --17th century. Indian whalers--New York (State) --Long Island --History --18th century. Algonquian Indians--New York (State) --Long Island --History --17th century. Algonquian Indians--New York (State) --Long Island --History --18th century. Whaling--Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)

Series	Native peoples of the Americas Native peoples of the Americas (Tucson, Ariz.) ^A610202
Contents	The whale in aboriginal Long Island culture -- Drift whales : a contentious asset -- Sachems, entrepreneurs, and conflicting sovereignties -- Origins of "ye whaling design" on Long Island -- New needs, old traditions : the cultural impact of "ye whale design" -- Debt peonage and indentured servitude -- Papasaquin's world : politics, economics, and family in seventeenth-century Long Island -- Leaving the shore : the end of an era.
Abstract	"This book highlights the essential contribution of Native peoples of the Northeast to shore whaling and the early development of Long Island"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2018009207
ISBN	9780816537181 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN	0816537186 hardcover alkaline paper

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E99 .A35 S75 2018	✔ Available	Place Hold