GREENVILLE, N.C., Feb. 28 -- East Carolina University issued the following press release:
GREENVILLE, N.C. (01/06/2026) - East Carolina University's Dr. Jason T. Raupp is the author of a new book, "Wrecked on the Reef: Maritime Archaeology of American Whaleships in the Pacific Ocean," published through The University of Alabama Press.
Raupp, assistant professor in the Department of History and Program in Maritime Studies, traces the rise of American whaling in the Pacific Ocean.
Dr. Nathan Richards, ECU professor of history, said, "Raupp has produced an insightful industrial biography of one of the most important capitalist enterprises of a young nation. 'Wrecked on the Reef' will be of broad interest to maritime historians and underwate...