Screen LibraryNative American whalemen and the world : indigenous encounters and the contingency of race /
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The University of North Carolina Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chapel Hill : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-288) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781469636122 (paperback) : 1469636123 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | E78 |
| CLC: | K712.8 |
| Call Number: | K712.8/S559 |
| Contents: | 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. |