{"product_id":"californias-whaling-coast-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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531676346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\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":"Default Title","offer_id":52302210334901,"sku":"9781531676346","price":27.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d11a2704-8d9a-4b92-ae55-5290de33a27c.jpg?v=1772552338","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/californias-whaling-coast-9781531676346","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}