| Oil and Ice: A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynas Ty Contributor(s): Nichols, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143118366 ISBN-13: 9780143118367 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Polar Regions - History | United States - 19th Century - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.34" W x 7.92" (0.57 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peter Nichols has crafted a terrifyingly relevant historical narrative...A terrific read. -Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In The Heart of the Sea In 1871, America's last fleet of whaling ships was destroyed in an arctic ice storm. Miraculously, 1,218 men, women and children survived, but the disaster was catastrophic at home. Oil and Ice is the story of one fateful whaling season that illuminates the unprecedented rise and devastating fall of America's first oil economy, and the fate of today's petroleum industry. |