Name/Title
Yankee Whalers in the South SeasEntry/Object ID
G545 .W55Description
The hardy American whalers from Sag Harbor, New Bedford, Nantucket, and New London sailed their potbellied ships through hurricanes and typhoons to track down the largest of earth's creatures. Across the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific from the Arctic to the Antarctic they pursued the whale. They fought him in whaleboats only twice as large as canoes, with harpoons that often seemed like matchsticks--while the whale line writhed and twisted about the boat in its swift deadly contortions.
A. B. C. Whipple has collected the whaling lore of this whole extraordinary era--stories of ships sunk by the rogue whales, tales of the real-life prototype of Moby Dick, and yarns of cannibalism, mutiny, and Polynesian "marriage." Such great captains as Pollard, Chase, Hussey, and Tilton sail through incredible exploits in the pages of this book. And Mr. Whipple pieces together the facts in Herman Melville's novels from Melville's own experiences on the high seas and the stories he had heard. Written with the spice and gusto of a salty sea chanty, Mr. Whipple's book is packed with excitement from stem to stern.
No. of Pages: 304Collection
SailOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
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Old NumberOther Number
1997.L.090Book Details
Author
Whipple, A. B. C.Place Published
Location
Garden City New YorkDate Published
1954Binding
Binding Type
Hardcover or Case BoundPublication Language
EnglishCall No.
SLCCN
G545 .W55Location
Room
*Lou Smith LibraryBuilding
*Elizabeth & Bolling Haxall BuildingCopyright
Copyright Holder
Whipple, A. B. C.Copyright Date
1954