History of the American Whaling Industry in Alaska and Adjacent Waters
FAIN: RS-*1690-80
New Bedford Whaling Museum (New Bedford, MA 02740-6398)
John R. Bockstoce (Project Director: March 1980 to October 1990)
To support research for and the writing of a comprehensive history of the whaling industry in Alaska and adjacent waters and its influence on the lands and peoples of the region, with attention to the larger ecological, economic, and social/historical issues involved.