Name/Title
One Whaling FamilyEntry/Object ID
2024.044.12Description
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 CollectionBook Details
Editor
Harold WilliamsPublisher
Houghton Mifflin Co.Date Published
1964