Book contents
- The Law of the Whale Hunt
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- The Law of the Whale Hunt
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Book part
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The biology, economics, and geography of Anglo-American whaling
- 3 Fast-fish, loose-fish
- 4 Iron holds the whale
- 5 Laws of honor
- 6 Halves
- 7 The environment of litigation
- 8 An untragic commons
- 9 Conclusion
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2016
- The Law of the Whale Hunt
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- The Law of the Whale Hunt
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Book part
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The biology, economics, and geography of Anglo-American whaling
- 3 Fast-fish, loose-fish
- 4 Iron holds the whale
- 5 Laws of honor
- 6 Halves
- 7 The environment of litigation
- 8 An untragic commons
- 9 Conclusion
- Index
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- The Law of the Whale HuntDispute Resolution, Property Law, and American Whalers, 1780–1880, pp. 173 - 177Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016