Download or read book A Whaler at Twilight written by Alexander R Brash and published by . This book was released on 2023-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-lost true story of an American whaler, Robert Armstrong, who embarked on a harrowing adventure in the South Pacific in the mid-nineteenth century in search of absolution and redemption. Armstrong's gripping personal account is bookended by thoroughly researched contextual background compiled by his great-great-grandson, Alexander Brash, shedding further light on a turbulent historical period, his ancestor's religious milieu, and the importance of saving our oceans' wildlife. A fascinating dive into both human morality and America's maritime history.
Download or read book A Whaler at Twilight written by Alexander R. Brash and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled at the bottom of an old leather trunk for well over a century lay a forgotten manuscript—a long-lost story the author's great-great-grandson has now brought to life. At the heart of A Whaler at Twilight is the true account of an American whaler who embarked on a harrowing adventure in the South Pacific during the mid-nineteenth century in search of absolution and redemption. After the deaths of his parents, young Robert Armstrong lived with a successful uncle—a well-respected Methodist shopkeeper in bustling 1840s Baltimore—and attended the nation’s first dental school. But Armstrong threw his future away, drinking himself into oblivion. Devoured by guilt and shame, in December 1849 he sold his dental instruments, his watch, and all other possessions and signed on for a whaling voyage departing from New Bedford. Decades later, Armstrong wrote an autobiographical account based on his travel logs, chronicling his thrilling, gritty experiences during his ten years overseas. His memoirs describe his encounters with other whalers, beachcombers, Peruvian villagers, Pacific Islanders, Maori warriors in New Zealand, cannibals on Fiji, and the impacts of American expansionism. He also recounted his struggles with drink, his quest for God, and his own redemption. Armstrong’s gripping personal account is bookended by thoroughly researched contextual background compiled by Alexander Brash, a noted professional conservationist. Brash fills out Armstrong’s intimate and timeless tale by shedding further light on whaling and its impacts, his ancestor’s religious milieu, and the importance of marine conservation today. A Whaler at Twilight is a fascinating dive into both human morality and American history.
Download or read book A Year with a Whaler written by Walter Noble Burns and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author shipped as a greenhorn on an arctic whaling ship, and relates his adventures in the Bering and Chukchi seas, with notes on the processing of whale aboard ship. The ship was the 'Alexander' out of San Francisco. (AB 2535).
Download or read book Gone A whaling written by Jim Murphy and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1998 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the history of the whaling industry from its earliest days to the present, focusing on the young boys who managed to sign on for whaling voyages.
Download or read book The Wind Whales of Ishmael written by Philip Jose Farmer and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ishmael, lone survivor of the doomed whaling ship Pequod, falls through a rift in time and space to a future Earth - an Earth of blood-sucking vegetation and a blood-red sun, of barren canyons where once the Pacific Ocean roared. Here too there are whales to hunt - but whales that soar through a dark blue sky.... Hugo Award-winner Philip José Farmer spins a fascinating tale of whaling ships and sailors of the sky in a bizarre future world where there are no seas to sail and no safe harbor to call home....
Download or read book Peter the Whaler written by William Henry Giles Kingston and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peter the Whaler written by William Henry Giles Kingston and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter the Whaler by William Henry Giles Kingston: Set sail on a high-seas adventure with young Peter, a cabin boy on a whaling ship who finds himself caught up in a daring rescue mission in the icy waters of the Arctic. With danger at every turn and a courageous spirit in his heart, Peter proves that even the smallest crew member can be a hero. Key Aspects of the Book "Peter the Whaler": Seafaring Adventure: Kingston's novel offers a thrilling look at life aboard a whaling ship and the dangers and challenges faced by its crew. Youthful Heroism: The story's young protagonist proves that courage and determination can overcome even the most daunting obstacles. Historical Context: The book offers insights into the practice of whaling during the 19th century, as well as the harsh conditions faced by explorers in the Arctic regions. William Henry Giles Kingston was a popular British author in the mid-19th century, known for his adventure and historical novels for children and young adults. "Peter the Whaler" is one of his most famous works, and continues to capture the imaginations of readers with its swashbuckling spirit and captivating storytelling.
Download or read book Peter the Whaler His Early Life and Adventures in the Arctic Regions written by William Henry Giles Kingston and published by London : Blackie, [18--?]. This book was released on 1851 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Whale Hunt written by Robert Sullivan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the gray whale off the endangered list, the Makah Indians decide to resurrect the skills of their ancestors and return to the hunt amidst tribal infighting and animal rights activists.
Download or read book The Last Voyage of the Whaling Bark Progress written by Daniel Gifford and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whaling bark Progress was a New Bedford ship transformed into a whaling museum for Chicago's 1893 world's fair. Traversing waterways across North America, the whaleship enthralled crowds from Montreal to Racine. Her ultimate fate, however, was to be a failed sideshow of marine curiosities and a metaphor for a dying industry out of step with Gilded Age America. This book uses the story of the Progress to detail the rise, fall, and eventual demise of the whaling industry in America. The legacy of this whaling bark can be found throughout New England and Chicago, and invites questions about what it means to transform a dying industry into a museum piece.
Download or read book The Two Headed Whale written by Sandy Winterbottom and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Urgent and moving.”—Publishers Weekly ★ An elegant blend of "polemic, industrial history, nautical writing, elegy and ecology" (The Scotsman), The Two-Headed Whale charts the tragic history of the post-war whaling industry alongside the author's thrilling memoir of sailing the Antarctic. In 2016, Sandy Winterbottom embarked on an epic six-week tall-ship voyage from Uruguay to Antarctica. At the mid-way stop in South Georgia, her pristine image of the Antarctic was shattered when she discovered the dark legacy of twentieth century industrial-scale whaling. Enraged by what she found, she was quick to blame the men who undertook this wholescale slaughter, but then she stumbled upon the grave of an eighteen-year-old whaler from Edinburgh who she could not allow to bear the brunt of blame. There are two sides to every story. The Two-Headed Whale vividly brings to life the spectacular scenery and wildlife of the vast Southern Oceans, set alongside the true-life story of Anthony Ford, the boy in the grave, as he sailed the same seas and toiled in an industry where profits outranked human life. Drawing together threads of nature and travel writing with an unflinching narrative of life aboard a whaling factory ship and the legacy it left behind, The Two-Headed Whale leaves us questioning our troubled relationship with the extraordinary abundance of this planet. Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
Download or read book Life in a whaler or Perils and adventures in the tropical seas By Sailor Charley written by and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peter the Whaler written by W.H.G Kingston and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-29 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Peter the Whaler by W.H.G Kingston
Download or read book Index to Poetry for Children and Young People 1964 1969 written by John Edmund Brewton and published by New York : Wilson. This book was released on 1972 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On t.p.: A title, subject, author, and first line index to poetry in collections for children and young people.
Download or read book Peter the Whaler Second Edition Etc With Plates written by William Henry Giles Kingston and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Eye of the Whale written by Dick Russell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eye of the Whale focuses on one great whale in particularthe coastal-traveling California gray whale. Gray whales make the longest migration of any mammal - from the lagoons of Baja California to the feeding grounds of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia (nearly 6,000 miles). That the gray whale exists today is nothing short of miraculous. Whaling fleets twice massacred the species to near extinction - first during the nineteenth century and again during the early part of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
