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Author : Joan Druett
Release : 2001
Genre : Seafaring life
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 598/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Petticoat Whalers by : Joan Druett
Download or read book Petticoat Whalers written by Joan Druett. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First US Edition -- The first comprehensive book on whaling wives at sea written for a general audience.
Author : Joan Druett
Release : 1991
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Petticoat Whalers by : Joan Druett
Download or read book Petticoat Whalers written by Joan Druett. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the colourful tale of the whaling ships that plied the Pacific, Atlantic and Antarctic oceans in the nineteenth century, and the men and women who worked and lived on them. Women? Yes - an extraordinary number did accompany their husband-skippers on their long and perilous voyages, despite danger, privation and the undoubted brutality of the trade." "The women travelled from a variety of motivations - to keep their men from the demon grog and the voluptuous, sexually-generous maidens of the Pacific, to spread the Christian word and morals of the day, or simply because they did not like being separated from their menfolk for the four or five years each voyage typically lasted." "This book is about the experiences of these women on board the windjammer whalers and in the boisterous, brawling ports of nineteenth century New Zealand, Hawaii, Australia, Chile and Peru, as well as on a host of exotic islands. It is a book that demanded to be written, and is the result of five years' research on two continents."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Valerie Petrillo
Release : 2003-06-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 738/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages by : Valerie Petrillo
Download or read book Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages written by Valerie Petrillo. This book was released on 2003-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are fascinated with sailing ships, lighthouses, whaling, shipwrecks, and mutinies, and these 50-plus activities will provide them with a boatful of fun. This activity guide shows kids what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the 19th century: aboard square-riggers, clippers, whalers, schooners, and packet ships. Life aboard ship was an exciting subculture of American life with its own language, food, music, art, and social structure. Children will learn that many captains brought their wives and children aboard ship, and that kids who learned how to walk at sea often found it difficult to walk on dry land. The book begins with the China Tea trade in the late 18th century and ends with the last whaler leaving New Bedford in 1924. Kids will create scrimshaw using black ink and a bar of white soap; make a model lighthouse using a bike reflector, an oatmeal box, and a plastic soda bottle; and paint china with traditional designs using a blue paint pen and a basic white plate. Included are additional simple activities requiring common household objects that are sure to please busy parents and teachers alike.
Author : Eric Jay Dolin
Release : 2008-06-24
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 571/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by : Eric Jay Dolin
Download or read book Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America written by Eric Jay Dolin. This book was released on 2008-06-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Boston Globe Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 Amazon.com Editors pick as one of the 10 best history books of 2007 Winner of the 2007 John Lyman Award for U. S. Maritime History, given by the North American Society for Oceanic History "The best history of American whaling to come along in a generation." --Nathaniel Philbrick
Author : Thomas Dresser
Release : 2018-05-28
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 323/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Whaling on Martha's Vineyard by : Thomas Dresser
Download or read book Whaling on Martha's Vineyard written by Thomas Dresser. This book was released on 2018-05-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.
