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MARC recordThe whaleman's adventures in the Southern Ocean: as gathered by the Rev. Henry T. Cheever, on the homeward cruise of the "Commodore Preble" / Henry Theodore Cheever ; edited by the Rev. W. Scoresby.
| Title: | The whaleman's adventures in the Southern Ocean: as gathered by the Rev. Henry T. Cheever, on the homeward cruise of the "Commodore Preble" / Henry Theodore Cheever ; edited by the Rev. W. Scoresby. |
| Author(s): | Cheever, Henry Theodore. Scoresby, W., |
| Date: | 1850. |
| Publisher: | London: Sampson Low ; |
| Abstract: | General account and history of whaling, and description of whales, by American clergyman on homeward cruise of whaler Commodore Preble (Capt. Lafayette Ludlow) in South Pacific and South Atlantic, 1844-45. Includes numerous moral hints and lessons, with pleas for sabbath-keeping on whaleships. Contains additional material relating to the British Arctic whale fishery, and the experiences of Captain William Scoresby, Sr. |
| Notes: | First published: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. |
| Keywords: | 599.5 -- Cetacea. 629.12 -- Vessels: Commodore Preble. 629.124.722 -- Whaling vessels. 23/28 -- Christianity. 639.245.1 -- Whaling industry: American. 93"184" -- 1840-1849. V -- History. |
| Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SPC: 639.245.1[1850] |
| SPRI record no.: | 3169 |
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