Download or read book Whaling on the North Carolina Coast written by Marcus B. Simpson and published by North Carolina Division of Archives & History. This book was released on 1990 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published as an award-winning article in the North Carolina Historical Review, this fascinating study traces the history of whaling in the state from the seventeenth century until World War I. Includes a number of colorful accounts of local whaling around Shackleford Banks in the latter half of the nineteenth century and a vivid description of the catch of the "Mayflower," North Carolina's best-known whale.