A savage history: whaling in the Pacific and Southern Oceans.
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs and illustrations, maps. Celebrated, revered, studied and increasingly watched for pleasure rather than hunted, whales hold particular allure. Humans have always been in awe of them, but for much of history we have been compelled to dominate and kill. This book tells the..... More