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Marine Artist Richard Ellis Writes a History of the Whaling Industry.

Marine artist Richard Ellis. He's been studying and painting whales for the past two decades. His new book "Men and Whales," is the history of the relationship between the two, beginning with the hunting of whales. It's just been recent in history that whaling has been outlawed in most areas of the world. (published Alfred A. Knopf).

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Other segments from the episode on December 2, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 2, 1991: Interview with Richard Ellis; Interview with James Fallows; Commentary on using dictionaries.

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