The whale and his captors; or, The whalemen's adventures, and the whale's biography as gathered on the homeward cruise of the Commodore Preble. By Rev. Henry T. Cheever ...
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781425536534
Subjects: United States - General; History / United States / General; History - U.S.
First sentence: FROM very early times it is probable that Northwest Indians, Esquimaux, and Norwegians were in the habit of capturing whales in their rude way, in order to supply themselves with fat and food.