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The last of the whale hunters

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Whale hunting requires fortitude and years of training and practice to develop the expertise to chase powerful, 40-ton sperm whales. In Lembata, Indonesia, the Lamalera use old whaling techniques to catch whales. The number they can hunt is limited to what they can use.

Author: Bush, Vanessa, Ishikawa, Bon
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1998
Methods, Environmental aspects, Indonesia, Whaling, Whalers (Persons)

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"Last word." (quotations about the White House) (Special Issue: The White House, 1792-1992)

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Through the years presidents, family members and visiting dignitaries have commented on the White House. Some of those quotations are presented against a scale model of the White House.

Author: Groskinsky, Henry
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1992
Presidents, Presidents (Government), Public opinion, Quotations, White House

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The last of a breed

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Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1979
Biography, Portrayals, Admirals, Mountbatten, Louis Earl

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