The whale and his captors : or, The whaleman's adventures / Henry T. Cheever ; edited and with an introduction by Robert D. Madison ; afterword by Mark Bousquet.
Originally published: New York : Harper & brothers, 1850. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction -- Coral island of Rimatara -- Raising and cutting-in whales -- New Zealand cruising ground -- The whale's physiology and natural history -- Different cruising grounds and northwest whaling -- The whale's biography and incidents in the capture -- Atlantic Ocean mammoths and monsters -- Episodes in the fortunes of whalemen -- Conquest and disposal of a bull whale -- Authentic tragedies and perils of the whaling service -- Yarns from the experience of old whalemen -- Peculiar vocabulary and hazards of whalemen -- Remarkable events in the annals of whaling -- Claims and advantages of the Sabbath in a whale ship -- A plea in behalf of the Sabbath for whalemen -- Nearing home and analogies from the sea -- Knitting up the lessons of the voyage at its close.
Summary:
Henry Cheever's 1850 treatise on the cruelty and environmental impact of whaling practices, with a new introduction and afterword. -- Provided by publisher.
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