In 1873, 21-year-old Sam Williams embarked on a whaling journey on the two-masted F.H. Moore--he steered one of the boats and threw the harpoon. He kept a personal log and reworked it into this never-before-published manuscript, now supplemented by additional research and relevant excerpts of the ship's official logbook. Complementing this are excerpts from three other accounts of whaling voyages: Incidents of a Whaling Voyage by Francis Allyn Olmstead (1841); Etchings of a Whaling Cruise by J. Ross Browne (1846), an expose of the whaling industry; and The Gam: Being a Group of Whaling Stories…mehr
In 1873, 21-year-old Sam Williams embarked on a whaling journey on the two-masted F.H. Moore--he steered one of the boats and threw the harpoon. He kept a personal log and reworked it into this never-before-published manuscript, now supplemented by additional research and relevant excerpts of the ship's official logbook. Complementing this are excerpts from three other accounts of whaling voyages: Incidents of a Whaling Voyage by Francis Allyn Olmstead (1841); Etchings of a Whaling Cruise by J. Ross Browne (1846), an expose of the whaling industry; and The Gam: Being a Group of Whaling Stories by Capt. Charles Henry Robbins (1899), a personal story of nearly an entire life at sea. The four accounts open the 19th century world of whaling to modern readers in a realistic and unromantic way.
The late Greg Bailey was a history writer, journalist, novelist, playwright and former attorney. His work appeared in The Economist, Time, the New Republic, Newsweek.com, Sierra, Wired, Narratively, Ozy, History News Network and many other publications. He lived in Missouri.
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Table of Contents Preface Part I: "The Voyage of the F.H. Moore" by Samuel Grant Williams One. Meet Fluker and the Crew 5 Two. Our First Day at Sea: Goodbye to Boston 9 Three. On the Way to San Domingo 13 Four. Story of Captain Peakes 17 Five. Gonives Bay and Our First Whale 22 Six. Off for More Whales 27 Seven. Off This Coast of Honduras 31 Eight. Blackfish and More Fruit 33 Nine. Cruising in the Tracks of Columbus 36 Ten. Cruising Among the Islands 38 Eleven. Southwest Key and One Comfortable Home 40 Twelve. New Year's, 1874 41 Thirteen. Sam the Boatsteerer's Story 45 Fourteen. [Untitled] 48 Fifteen. The Captain's Wife 58 Sixteen. [Untitled] 62 Conclusion 69 Part II: An Unfinished Book by Samuel Grant Williams One 73 Two 75 Three 77 Four 79 [An Incomplete Chapter] 81 Canary Islands 86 Part III: Excerpt from Incidents of a Whaling Voyage by Francis Allyn Olmsted Part IV: Excerpts from Etchings of a Whaling Cruise by J. Ross Browne Part V: Excerpts from The Gam by Capt. Charles H. Robbins Making a Master 164 That Great Leviathan 167 Beach Combers 177 Right Whales 180 Whale-Land and Its Customs 182 The Frozen North 186 Whales Has Feelins 189 The Captain 197 Index
Table of Contents Preface Part I: "The Voyage of the F.H. Moore" by Samuel Grant Williams One. Meet Fluker and the Crew 5 Two. Our First Day at Sea: Goodbye to Boston 9 Three. On the Way to San Domingo 13 Four. Story of Captain Peakes 17 Five. Gonives Bay and Our First Whale 22 Six. Off for More Whales 27 Seven. Off This Coast of Honduras 31 Eight. Blackfish and More Fruit 33 Nine. Cruising in the Tracks of Columbus 36 Ten. Cruising Among the Islands 38 Eleven. Southwest Key and One Comfortable Home 40 Twelve. New Year's, 1874 41 Thirteen. Sam the Boatsteerer's Story 45 Fourteen. [Untitled] 48 Fifteen. The Captain's Wife 58 Sixteen. [Untitled] 62 Conclusion 69 Part II: An Unfinished Book by Samuel Grant Williams One 73 Two 75 Three 77 Four 79 [An Incomplete Chapter] 81 Canary Islands 86 Part III: Excerpt from Incidents of a Whaling Voyage by Francis Allyn Olmsted Part IV: Excerpts from Etchings of a Whaling Cruise by J. Ross Browne Part V: Excerpts from The Gam by Capt. Charles H. Robbins Making a Master 164 That Great Leviathan 167 Beach Combers 177 Right Whales 180 Whale-Land and Its Customs 182 The Frozen North 186 Whales Has Feelins 189 The Captain 197 Index
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