{"product_id":"a-whale-hunt-how-a-native-american-village-did-what-no-one-thought-it-could-9780684864341","title":"A Whale Hunt: How a Native American Village Did What No One Thought It Could","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book about a Native American tribe's quest to regain the lost art of whale hunting, from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Meadowlands\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor centuries the hunting of the whale was what defined the Makah, a Native American tribe in Neah Bay, but when commercial whaling drove the gray whale to near extinction in the 1920s, the Makah voluntarily discontinued their tradition and hung up their harpoons. In 1994, after the gray whale was taken off the endangered species list, the Makah decided to hunt again. The problem was that all the old whalers were dead--no one knew how to go about hunting a whale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Whale Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the two years Robert Sullivan spends with the Makah as they prepare for and stage the first hunt. Combating tribal infighting and inexperience, they must also face passionate, furious animal rights activists and swarming reporters. Before the ragtag group of hunters even pursues a whale, there are clashes, disappointments, and defeats, small triumphs and unexpected heroes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA book of many layers and revelations, \u003ci\u003eA Whale Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the demise and attempted resurrection of a Native American nation and of the individuals on the reservation whose lives are forever changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Sullivan is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Meadowlands, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eRats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Whale Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Thoreau You Don't Know.\u003c\/i\u003e A contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVogue, \u003c\/i\u003e his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Brooklyn, New Yo\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491890860306,"sku":"9780684864341","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_884875fb-490e-47f1-8380-94776ef818e7.jpg?v=1730560762","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-whale-hunt-how-a-native-american-village-did-what-no-one-thought-it-could-9780684864341","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}