The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century - D. Graham Burnett - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226100579 - September 24, 2013
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D. Graham Burnett
The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century

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Tells the story of the transformation of cetaceans from grotesque monsters, useful only as wallowing kegs of fat and fertilizer, to playful friends of humanity, bellwethers of environmental devastation, and, finally, totems of the counterculture in the Age of Aquarius.

824 pages, 16 colour plates, 86 halftones, 18 line drawings

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 24, 2013
ISBN13 9780226100579
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 824
Dimensions 167 × 232 × 49 mm   ·   1.12 kg
Language English  

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