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Page 328
... whale hunt and the ceremonies afterward : One especial thing is their manner of killing the whale which they call Pow- dawe ; and will describe his form ; how bloweth up in the water ; and that he is twelve fathoms long ; and that they ...
... whale hunt and the ceremonies afterward : One especial thing is their manner of killing the whale which they call Pow- dawe ; and will describe his form ; how bloweth up in the water ; and that he is twelve fathoms long ; and that they ...
Page 329
... whale and this account of the feast , which celebrated the discovery of a beached whale , share many similarities . Apparently the Indians made no distinction between the whales they killed and those which drifted ashore . The reports ...
... whale and this account of the feast , which celebrated the discovery of a beached whale , share many similarities . Apparently the Indians made no distinction between the whales they killed and those which drifted ashore . The reports ...
Page 330
... whale which frequented the waters near the southern coast of Long Island from November until April each year . It was called the " right " whale because the unfortunate creature was such an easy prey for hunters in small boats . The right ...
... whale which frequented the waters near the southern coast of Long Island from November until April each year . It was called the " right " whale because the unfortunate creature was such an easy prey for hunters in small boats . The right ...
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Roger Spielmann and Bertha Chief | 313 |
John A Strong | 327 |
MarcAdélard Tremblay and Josée Thivierge | 343 |
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