Maps on lining papers Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-178)
Contents:
A man at fourteen: Seaman on the Barnstable, May 22, 1860 April 28, 1864 "Who wouldn't sell a farm to go whaling?": Harpooner on the Sea Breeze, October 18, 1865 November 31, 1868 "The three or four years lot of trash": Aboard the Navy, December 1, 1868 June 12, 1869 "May God have mercy on this whaling fleet and deliver us from these cold and icy shores", Third mate of the John Wells, November 9, 1869 September 14, 1871 "Amoung the wrecks": Third mate of the Illinois, March 18 November 13, 1875 Epilogue: Home from the sea
