Roving Mariners: Australian Aboriginal Whalers and Sealers in the Southern Oceans, 1790-1870
- ISBN-10
- 1438444249
- ISBN-13
- 9781438444246
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Author
- Lynette Russell
Description
A comprehensive history of Australian Aboriginal whaling and sealing.
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- 2012-11-01
- 235 pages
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