The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales

The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales

The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales Without attempting the ambitious task of...
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Author: Bullen, Frank Thomas,1857-1915
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The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales

The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales

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The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales

$17.80 $8.90
Author: Bullen, Frank Thomas,1857-1915
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales

Without attempting the ambitious task of presenting a comprehensive sketch of the origin, rise, and fall of whale-fishing as a whole, it seems necessary to give a brief outline of that portion of the subject bearing upon the theme of the present book before plunging into the first chapter. This preliminary is the more needed for the reason alluded to in the Prefacethe want of knowledge of the subject that is apparent everywhere. The Greenland whale fishery has been so popularized that most people know something about it; the sperm whale fishery still awaits its Scoresby and a like train of imitators and borrowers. Cachalots, or sperm whales, must have been captured on the coasts of Europe in a desultory way from a very early date, by the incidental allusions to the prime products spermaceti and ambergris which are found in so many ancient writers, Shakespeare's reference"The sovereign'st thing on earth was parmaceti for an inward bruise"will be familiar to most people, as well as Milton's mention of the delicacies at Satan's feast"Grisamber steamed"not to carry quotation any further. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 1356
Author: Bullen, Frank Thomas
Release Date: Jun 1, 1998
Format: eBook
Language: English

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