In the following pages an attempt has been made--it is believed for the first time--to give an account of the cruise of a South Sea whaler from the seaman's standpoint. Two very useful books have been published--both of them over half a century ago--on the same subject; but, being written by the surgeons of whale- ships for scientific purposes, neither of them was interesting to the general reader. ["Narrative of a Whaling Voyage round the Globe," by F Debell Bennett, F.R.C.S. (2 vols). Bentley, London (1840). "The Sperm Whale Fishery," by Thomas Beale, M.R.C.S. London (1835).] They have both...
In the following pages an attempt has been made--it is believed for the first time--to give an account of the cruise of a South Sea whaler from the se...
The Cruise of the Cachalot] is immense there is no other word. I've never read anything that equals it in its deep-sea wonder and mystery; nor do I think that any book before has so completely covered the whole business of whale-fishing, and at the same time given such real and new sea pictures. RUDYARD KIPLING The Cruise of the Cachalot is the story of a ship a South Sea whaler and the men who sailed on her. First published in 1897, it is the first whaling account written from the standpoint of an accomplished seaman, by an accomplished seaman. In 1869, at age 12, Frank Bullen went to sea....
The Cruise of the Cachalot] is immense there is no other word. I've never read anything that equals it in its deep-sea wonder and mystery; nor do I t...