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The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean

Illuminating the entangled histories of the people and commodities that circulated across the Atlantic, Sharika D. Crawford assesses the Caribbean as a waterscape where imperial and national governments vied to control the profitability of the sea. Crawford places the green and hawksbill sea turtles...

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Main Author: Crawford, Sharika D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2025
Subjects:
Turtle fishing
green turtles
hawksbill turtles
entangled frontiers
Caribbean maritime disputes
Cayman Islands
circum-Caribbean
Colombia
contested frontiers
Costa Rica
Entangled empires
Jamaica
Key West
maritime boundaries
maritime slavery
Peter Matthiesen’s last turtle voyage
Archie Carr’s sea turtle conservation
Mosquitia
Nicaragua
San Andrés and Providencia Islands
Tortuguero
Ernest Hemingway’s turtle fishing in Old Man and the Sea
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology
thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNC Wildlife: general interest::WNCS Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest
Online Access:ONIX_20250128_9798890851833_10
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