Trying Leviathan : the nineteenth-century New York court case that put the whale on trial and challenged the order of nature / D. Graham Burnett.

Author/creator Burnett, D. Graham
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiv, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Maurice, James, active 1818--Trials, litigation, etc.
Judd, Samuel, 1780-1847--Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Tax evasion)--New York (State). --New York. --History. --19th century.
Whale oil--Taxation. --Law and legislation. --New York (State). --History. --19th century.
Whales--Classification. --History. --19th century.
Whaling--United States. --History. --19th century.
Zoology--Social aspects. --United States. --History. --19th century.

Contents Introduction -- Common sense -- The philosophical whale -- Naturalists in the crow's nest -- Men of affairs -- The jury steps out -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-245) and index.
LCCN 2007008378
ISBN9780691129501 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0691129509 (hardcover : alk. paper)