{"product_id":"californias-whaling-coast-dale-vinnedge-9781531676346","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 1531676340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531676346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\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 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Dale Vinnedge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44124583559423,"sku":"9781531676346","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3dab195c-0245-46bd-ad0e-d54b0af7cac8.jpg?v=1687437637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/californias-whaling-coast-dale-vinnedge-9781531676346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}