Miriam Coffin ; Or, The Whale-fishermen, Volúmenes1-2Garrett Press, 1969 - 415 páginas Describes the corrupt financial dealings of Miriam, a whaler's wife, whose unproductive market speculations are contrasted with the heroic and productive labors of her husband, fighting nature and dangerous savage peoples to bring home useful raw materials. |
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