The Decline of Aquaforte, 1905-1908

This chapter examines the factors that led to the rapid decline of the whaling industry in Newfoundland, the disastrous 1905 whaling season, and the subsequent withdrawal from the enterprise by the Ellefsens in 1908.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dickinson, Anthony B., Sanger, Chesley W.
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Liverpool University Press 2001
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9780973007305.003.0007
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Summary:This chapter examines the factors that led to the rapid decline of the whaling industry in Newfoundland, the disastrous 1905 whaling season, and the subsequent withdrawal from the enterprise by the Ellefsens in 1908.