One Whaling Family

Name/Title

One Whaling Family

Entry/Object ID

2024.044.12

Description

Narrative of the whaling experiences of the Williams family of New Bedford. Includes: 1. The journal of Eliza Azelia Griswold Williams, who went on a whaling voyage with her husband, Captain Thomas William Williams and two of their children who were born at sea, 1858-1861. 2. The story of Captain Williams' ship MONTICELLO, which was trapped in ice in the Arctic Ocean along with 31 other whaleships in 1871, told by his son William Fish Williams.. 3. The story of the whaler FLORENCE, 1873-1874, during which William Fish Williams served as a crew member and boat steerer.

Collection

Maritime Collection

Book Details

Editor

Harold Williams

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Co.

Place Published

Location

Boston, MA

Date Published

1964