The Whaleman's Adventures in the Southern Ocean; as Gathered, by the Rev. H. T. Cheever, on the Homeward Cruise of the “Commodore Preble.” Edited by the Rev. W. Scoresby. [With Plates.]

The Whaleman's Adventures in the Southern Ocean; as Gathered, by the Rev. H. T. Cheever, on the Homeward Cruise of the “Commodore Preble.” Edited by the Rev. W. Scoresby. [With Plates.]
Author: Henry Theodore CHEEVER
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Total Pages: 346
Release: 1850
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The Whalemen's Adventures in the Southern Ocean

The Whalemen's Adventures in the Southern Ocean
Author: Henry T. Cheever
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2012-10
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ISBN: 9781458939876
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. CAPTUBINQ AND CUTTING-IN OF A WHALE. Here leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretch'd like a promontory, sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land; and at his gills Dram in, and at his trunk spouts out, a sea. Milton, There she blows ?The Boats start in pursuit?Capturing of a Whale?The process of Cutting-in?A flock of Alba- trosses?Other Sea-birds?Trjing-out?The Whaleman's delightr?Magnitude of the Whale. FOE the first time in our ten weeksi passage from the Hawaiian Islands, on this New Zealand Cruising Ground, we now heard that life - kindling sound to a weary whaleman, There She Blows The usual questions and orders from the deck quickly followed. Where away? Two points on the weather bow How far off? A mile and a half Keep your eye on her Sing out when we head right It turned out that three whales were descried from aloft in differentparts, and in a short time, when we were deemed near enough, the captain gave orders to Stand by and lower for one a little more than half a mile to windward. Three boats' crews pulled merrily away, glad of something to stir their blood, and with eager hope to obtain the oily material wherewith to fill their ship and make good their lay. The whale was going leisurely to windward, blowing every now and again two or three times, then turning tail, up flukes, and sinking. The boats headed'' after him, keeping a distance of nearly one quarter of a mile from each other, to scatter (as it is called) their chances. Fortunately, as the oarsmen were hove up, that is, had their oars a-peak, about the place where they expected the whale would next appear, the huge creature rose hard by the captain's boat, and all the harpooner in the bow had to do was to plunge his t...

The Whalemen's Adventures in the Southern Ocean: As Gathered by the Rev. Henry T. Cheever, On the Homeward Cruise of the "Commodore Preble."

The Whalemen's Adventures in the Southern Ocean: As Gathered by the Rev. Henry T. Cheever, On the Homeward Cruise of the
Author: Henry Theodore Cheever
Publisher: Legare Street Press
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Release: 2023-07-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781021672261
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This thrilling account by commodore Preble and Henry Theodore Cheever recounts the adventures of a group of whalers in the Southern Ocean in the mid-19th century. The book includes detailed descriptions of the whales and other creatures that the whalers encountered, as well as the dangers they faced in the treacherous waters. A must-read for lovers of adventure and the sea. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Whaleman's Adventures in the Southern Ocean

The Whaleman's Adventures in the Southern Ocean
Author: Henry T 1814-1897 Cheever
Publisher: Andesite Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2015-08-12
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ISBN: 9781296783266
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

WHALEMANS ADV IN THE SOUTHERN

WHALEMANS ADV IN THE SOUTHERN
Author: William 1789-1857 Scoresby
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Total Pages: 354
Release: 2016-08-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781363906369
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The Whale and His Captors; or, The Whaleman's Adventures

The Whale and His Captors; or, The Whaleman's Adventures
Author: Henry T. Cheever
Publisher: University Press of New England
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1512602663
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The Whale and His Captors is an important firsthand account of the golden age of American whaling, chronicling both its lore and science as practiced from the inception of the fishery to the mid-1800s. Late in the composition of Moby-Dick, Herman Melville found inspiration in Cheever and his writings that would provide the final flourishes for one of America's classic novels. After exhausting other whaling sources - Beale, Scoresby, Bennett, and Browne - Melville turned to Cheever for chapter titles and organization as well as passages that helped shape, define, and elucidate his great work. This is the first scholarly edition of The Whale and His Captors, accompanied by an introduction and apparatus that clearly elucidates Cheever's treatise on whaling and demonstrates how his writings contributed both to the course of American literature and to our burgeoning understanding of literature's engagement with the natural world.