whaling ships

Thirteen-year-old orphan Peter Starbuck has many adventures after setting sail as a cabin boy aboard the whaling bark "Tiger Eye" in 1863.

Presents a story of adventure and discovery on the high seas.

A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement.

Presents the true story of three men sent by President McKinley in 1897 to drive two herds of reindeer across parts of Alaska to feed stranded whalers whose ships were trapped in ice.

A chronicle of the fictional whaleship, Ulysses, describing the details of her building from design to launching.

The chronicle of a young seaman who joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab, a sailor whose obsession with pursuing the white whale Moby Dick threatens to lead them all to disaster.

Herman Melville's classic novel about a young seaman who joins the crew of a whaling ship commanded by the fanatical Captain Ahab, who is in pursuit of a white whale. Includes introduction, textual and explanatory notes, and chronology.

A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship "Pequod," led by a fanatical captain bent on finding the white whale that took his leg.

Surveys the history of clippers and whaling ships and examines their significance in America's growth as a nation.

Examines the history of whaling in the nineteenth century, focusing on the types of foods eaten by crew members aboard whaling ships, and includes recipes, as well as advice on kitchen safety and cooking equipment.