04003nam 2200673Ia 450 991078474010332120230303203018.01-281-22328-X97866112232810-226-13790-210.7208/9780226137902(CKB)1000000000405121(EBL)408321(OCoLC)437247647(SSID)ssj0000177723(PQKBManifestationID)11180000(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177723(PQKBWorkID)10215991(PQKB)10141184(MiAaPQ)EBC408321(DE-B1597)535610(OCoLC)781253346(DE-B1597)9780226137902(Au-PeEL)EBL408321(CaPaEBR)ebr10216968(CaONFJC)MIL122328(EXLCZ)99100000000040512119960516d1997 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIn pursuit of Leviathan technology, institutions, productivity, and profits in American whaling, 1816-1906 /Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin GleiterChicago :University of Chicago Press,1997.1 online resource (566 pages) illustrationsNBER series on long-term factors in economic developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-13789-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-538) and indexes.Front matter --Contents --Preface --1. In Prospect --2. Whales and Whaling --3. Data Sets and Sources --4. Natural Resources --5. Labor --6. Capital --7. Technology --8. Productivity --9. Product Markets --10. Agents, Captains, and Owners --11. Profits --12. The Americans Replace the British --13. Modern Whaling --14. In Retrospect --References --Name Index --Subject IndexIn Pursuit of Leviathan traces the American whaling industry from its rise in the 1840's to its precipitous fall at the end of the nineteenth century. Using detailed and comprehensive data that describe more than four thousand whaling voyages from New Bedford, Massachusetts, the leading nineteenth-century whaling port, the authors explore the market for whale products, crew quality and labor contracts, and whale biology and distribution, and assess the productivity of the American fleet. They then examine new whaling techniques developed at the end of the nineteenth century, such as modified clippers and harpoons, and the introduction of darting guns. Despite the common belief that the whaling industry declined due to a fall in whale stocks, the authors argue that the industry's collapse was related to changes in technology and market conditions. Providing a wealth of historical information, In Pursuit of Leviathan is a classic industry study that will provide intriguing reading for anyone interested in the history of whaling.NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.WhalingEconomic aspectsUnited StatesWhalingUnited StatesHistory19th centurywhaling, history, economics, voyages, new bedford, massachusetts, ports, labor, products, commerce, innovation, whale biology, productivity, technology, clippers, harpoons, darting guns, nonfiction, profits, blubber, ambergris, market forces, crew, sailors, fleet, 19th century, antebellum, eastern seaboard, natural resources, capital.WhalingEconomic aspectsWhalingHistory338.3/7295/097309034Davis Lance Edwin118703Gallman Robert E140609Gleiter Karin145547MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784740103321In pursuit of Leviathan3845233UNINA