10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHALING SHIP»
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whaling ship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
whaling ship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whaling and the Nantucket community to reveal the chilling events surrounding this epic maritime ...
Nathaniel Philbrick, 2001
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You Wouldn't Want to Sail on a 19th Century
Whaling Ship!: ...
Describes the inglorious life of a boy from Nantucket who in 1819 joins the crew of a whaling ship, including freezing trips to the Arctic, carving scrimshaw, boiling whales for oil, and sinking ships.
Peter Cook, David Antram, David Salariya, 2008
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The Loss of the
Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale
Weherefell in co[mpany] withthe whaling ship Aurora from NantucketCaptain
DanielRussel20 only five months from home[.]This to us waslatevery
latenewsforwe hadnot heard from home since we had sailedwhich had been
tenmonths[.] ...
Owen Chase, Thomas Nickerson, Nathaniel Philbrick, 2000
A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling ship and its crew, who are carried progressively further out to sea by the fiery Captain ...
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Avoid Sailing on a 19th-century
Whaling Ship!
Glossary. Baleen Plates that grow in the mouths of some whales. They filter the
krill and small fish that whales feed on. Bible leaves A lump of whale blubber,
sliced into sections that open out like the pages of a book. Blanket piece A long
strip ...
6
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Whaling Captain's Daughter: The Diary of Laura Jernegan, ...
This whaling ship was 100 feet (30 meters) long and included a crew of men who
hunted whales, sewed and repaired sails, and guided the ship through rough
and calm seas. Laura traveled with her family on many ocean voyages. During
the ...
Laura Jernegan, Megan O'Hara, 2000
Scar surfaces, watching as the Whaling Ship and the Protest Ship run a parallel
course to one another. There are fast inflatable zodiacs running across the firing
line as the Whaling Ship attempts to line up a Minkie Whale ahead of them.
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Travels in Oceania: Memoirs of a
Whaling Ship's Doctor, 1866
Travels in Oceania takes the reader to New Caledonia, the Chatham Islands, the South Island of New Zealand, Tahiti and Hawaii.
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Journal of Brian Doyle: A Greenhorn on an Alaskan
Whaling ...
In 1874, Brian Doyle records in his diary how he ran away from his home in San Francisco, joined the crew of a whaling ship, and endured storms, hostile shipmates, and being stranded in the Arctic.
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Gone A-
Whaling: The Lure of the Sea and the Hunt for the ...
Instead of bawling out George Fred, the captain proved to be quite lenient. He
informed the boy that everyone works on a whaling ship. Next he issued George
Fred clothing and assigned him a bunk in the forecastle with the other sailors.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHALING SHIP»
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'In The Heart Of The Sea' Trailer: Ron Howard's Whale Tale
It's the harrowing true survival story of the whaling ship Essex that inspired Melville to write Moby Dick. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, ... «Deadline.com, Oct 14»
Japan Whaling Ship Crew Questioned in Russia
TOKYO—Russian authorities have been questioning the crew of a Japanese whaling ship claiming that the ship veered away from a preapproved route during a ... «Wall Street Journal, Aug 14»
America's last whaling ship takes on new mission
MYSTIC, Conn. - When the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan set sail for the first time, John Tyler was still in the White House. On Wednesday, 34 presidents later, ... «CBS News, Aug 14»
Historic whaling ship on display in New Bedford
The Charles W. Morgan has made its way home to New Bedford, and spectators have all weekend to get a close look at the historic whaling ship. Even though ... «Providence Eyewitness News, Jul 14»
For the First Time in 93 Years, a 19th-Century Whaling Ship Sets Sail
In November 1941, a very tired and dilapidated wooden whaling ship, the ... And now, the Charles W. Morgan—the last remaining wooden whaling ship in ... «Smithsonian, May 14»
Japanese whaling ship attacked us, says Sea Shepherd
Japanese whalers trailing steel cables are said to have launched another attack on a Sea Shepherd vessel, forcing it away from the factory ship Nisshin Maru in ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 14»
New Zealand 'deeply annoyed' about Japanese whaling ship …
New Zealand said it was “deeply annoyed” on Monday after a Japanese whaling ship had entered its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and the country had ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
Japanese whaling vessel, protest ship collide in icy waters off …
SYDNEY – A Japanese whaling ship and an anti-whaling protest boat collided in the remote, icy seas off Antarctica, with both sides on Monday blaming each ... «Fox News, Feb 14»
Japanese whaling ship close to Australian waters, activists claim
A Sea Shepherd Australia file photograph shows Japanese whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean on 7 January 2014. Photograph: Eliza Muirhead/AFP/Getty ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»
Mystic Seaport launches historic whaling ship Charles W. Morgan
The Morgan, the last remaining wooden whaling ship remaining and the oldest American commercial vessel still in existence as well as a National Historic ... «MassLive.com, Jul 13»