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"The Voyage of the F.H. Moore" and Other 19th Century Whaling Accounts - by Samuel Grant Williams & J Ross Browne & Charles H Robbins (Paperback)
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Highlights
- 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.
- About the Author: The late Greg Bailey was a history writer, journalist, novelist, playwright and former attorney.
- 216 Pages
- History, United States
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About the Book
"Sam Williams kept a personal log and later reworked it into this never-before-published manuscript. Supplemented by other research, excerpts of the official logbook of the F.H. Moore, and from three other accounts of whaling voyages. This work opens the 19th century world of whaling to modern readers, and illuminates the current worldwide debate on whaling"--Book Synopsis
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.
About the Author
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.