Harpooner : a Four-Year Voyage on the Barque Kathleen, 1880-1884 /

A stirring, authentic record of whale chasing in three oceans--full of excitement, courage, humor, tragedy, colorful personalities, strange scenes--told with direct and intimate charm. Vividly illustrated by Paul Quinn.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ferguson, Robert
Otros Autores: Quinn, Paul, Stair, Leslie Dalrymple
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Edición:Reprint 2016.
Temas:
Whaling.
Offshore whaling.
Baleines > Chasse.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
Offshore whaling
Whaling
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • BRIEF SKETCH OF ROBERT FERGUSON'S LIFE
  • I. FROM NEW BEDFORD TO THE WHALING GROUNDS NEAR THE AZORES
  • II. OFF GIBRALTAR AND SOUTH TO TRISTAN DA CUNHA
  • III. FROM TRISTAN DA CUNHA TO ST. HELENA
  • IV. FROM ST. HELENA TO COMORO, SEYCHELLES, JAVA, CELEBES, AND BACK TO COMORO
  • V. AT JOHANNA, COMORO ISLANDS, ZANZIBAR, AND BACK TO JOHANNA
  • VI. FROM COMORO ISLANDS AND MOZAMBIQUE TO ST. HELENA
  • VII. FROM ST. HELENA TO KABINDA, CONGO, AFRICA
  • VIII. FROM KABINDA, CONGO, AFRICA TO ST. HELENA
  • IX. AT ST. HELENA, THENCE TO MAYUMBA, AFRICA, AND BACK TO ST. HELENA
  • X. FROM ST. HELENA AS MASTER OF A SHIP TO BOSTON
  • XI. FROM BOSTON TO LIVERPOOL, ST. HELENA AND ST. PAUL, DE LOANDA, AFRICA
  • XII. FROM ST. PAUL DE LOANDA TO THE SOUTH ATLANTIC WHALING GROUNDS
  • XIII. FROM THE SOUTH ATLANTIC WHALING GROUNDS TO ST. HELENA
  • XIV. AT ST. HELENA
  • XV. FROM ST. HELENA TO NEW BEDFORD
  • APPENDIX: GLOSSARY OF NAUTICAL AND WHALING TERMS
  • APPENDIX: THE "LAY," CATCH OR WAGES

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