Download or read book History of the American Whale Fishery From Its Earliest Inception to the Year 1876 (Classic Reprint) written by Alexander Starbuck and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the American Whale Fishery From Its Earliest Inception to the Year 1876 If in the search for facts the historical idols of others have been shattered, it may be a source of satisfaction to them to learn that the writer has been equally iconoclastic with many that he too has reverenced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.