{"product_id":"californias-whaling-coast-dale-vinnedge-9781467131711","title":"California's Whaling Coast","description":"Yankee whaling, shore whaling, and modern whaling were sometimes occurring simultaneously. Each type of whaling went through periods of discovery, stability, and then a gradual decrease as the products lost their markets or the number of whales began to wane as some species moved toward commercial if not actual extinction due to over-fishing. Small whaling operations from California, called shore whaling, continued from the 1850s until Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans (1969-1972) whistled down the industry in 1971.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Vinnedge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467131717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467131711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Dale Vinnedge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985652383999,"sku":"9781467131711","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7738a511-46a7-4edc-aab9-eeeef29faffd.jpg?v=1683278770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/californias-whaling-coast-dale-vinnedge-9781467131711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}