Discusses the art of scrimshaw and the role of New York in the history of American whaling. Presents pictures and descriptions of pieces from the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City.

A Mariner's Fancy: The Whaleman's Art of Scrimshaw

Nina Hellman

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Curators from twenty-three of the world's greatest maritime museums describe the historical and geographic significance of the art and artifacts of their collections.

Great Maritime Museums of the World

Neill, Peter

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Erdoes, Richard

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Lists records, statistics, team rosters, season records, and Stanley Cup winners, explains hockey rules, and describes historic games

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Ronberg, Gary

Styer, Robert

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Ruttenbaum, Steven

Architecture

Discusses the art of scrimshaw and the role of New York in the history of American whaling. Presents pictures and descriptions of pieces from the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City.

BROUWER, Norman J.

Hellman, Nina

Francheska

A novel about a young Bavarian woman immigrating to the U.S. in 1870. The story covers her experiences teaching in an orpha2197 in New York, & in a Milwaukee girl's academy. Francheska eventually moves to a farm in southeastern Minnesota to raise her family. A heartwarming story covering thirty years of U.S. history in diverse settings. Excellent portrayal of life in U.S. in late 19th century.

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Haugland, Cynthia W.

United States

Chronicles a view of late 19th century life that takes a reader from Bavaria to Minnesota - from titled European wealth to rural farm life.

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