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Oil and Ice: A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty
Oil and Ice A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty Author:Peter Nichols "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... more » 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.« less
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