There She Blows A wondrous tale, could the rave old whale, Of the mighty deep disclose; Of the skeleton forms, of by-gone storms, And of treasures, that no one knows. He has seen the crew, when the tempest blew. Drop down from the slippery deck, As he shook the tide, from his glassy side, And sporting mongst ocean and wreck. Sea Song, from the Journal of a Sailor. The history of whaling embodies the American …showed first 75 words of 1393 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1393 total…Other racial and ethnic groups from Europe, South America, and the South Sea Islands replaced them and by the end of the 19th century, the majority of crew members below the rank of mate and captain were men of foreign origin. AAntarctic whalers slaughtered 30,000 blue whales alone from 1930 -1931" and this was when this industry was rapidly declining Athe population has since recovered, but there are probably less than 10,000 alive today; they are now protected@ (# 4)