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  • Four years aboard the whaleship

    by William B. Whitecar ...
    Four Years Aboard the Whaleship by William B. Whitecar is an adventurous memoir detailing the author’s experiences as a crew member on a whaling ship during the late 19th century. Whitecar’s narrative offers a first-hand account of life at sea, the perils of whaling, and the camaraderie among sailors. His vivid descriptions bring to life the challenges and triumphs encountered during long voyages ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Four Years Aboard the Whaleship

    by William B. Whitecar ...
    "Whitecar in Four Years Aboard the Whaleship...came across some old vessels of the New Zealand coast...noteworthy from the distinction and rank of their former owners." -The Philadelphia Times, Aug. 19, 1894"Whitecar...author of...Four Years Aboard a Whaleship...says the slave trade is very active under the British in the Mauritius." -Semi-Weekly Mississippian, Nov. 30, 1859"In his memoir, Four ... Read more

    $1.40 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Four years aboard the whaleship

    Enriched edition. Embracing cruises in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Antarctic oceans, in the years 1855, '6, '7, '8, '9

    by William B. Whitecar, Shane Payne ...
    In "Four Years Aboard the Whaleship," William B. Whitecar offers a meticulously detailed account of his experiences as a sailor during the age of American whaling. Delving into the quotidian life aboard a whaling vessel, Whitecar's narrative is infused with vivid imagery and a lyrical prose style that captures both the awe and harsh realities of the maritime world. The book is situated within the ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • FOUR YEARS ABOARD THE WHALESHIP.

    by WILLIAM B. WHITECAR JR ...
    Having been one of the crew of an American whaleship, I cruised on the ocean for the four years of my life that have just elapsed. During this long period it frequently occurred to me, and excited my wonder, how little knowledge of the whaling-service in its practical features was possessed by the people ashore, excepting a small portion of those residing in cities whose maritime trade is ... Read more

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  • FOUR YEARS ABOARD THE WHALESHIP.

    by WILLIAM B. WHITECAR JR ...
    Having been one of the crew of an American whaleship, I cruised on the ocean for the four years of my life that have just elapsed. During this long period it frequently occurred to me, and excited my wonder, how little knowledge of the whaling-service in its practical features was possessed by the people ashore, excepting a small portion of those residing in cities whose maritime trade is ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Stories for Car Journeys

    A Collection of Entertaining Short Stories

    by Beatrix Potter, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Margery Williams, Hans Christian Andersen, Edward Lear, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe ...
    Narrated by Nicki White, Carolynne Henry, Holly Kyrre ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 36 min

    A collection of entertaining stories for every young adventurer. These stories are perfect for families to listen to in the car, in the airport, on the train or on the way to your next family adventure! ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    by Owen Chase ...
    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    On November 20, 1820, Owen Chase was the First Mate of the Whale-Ship "Essex" when it was struck by an enraged Sperm Whale and sunk, stranding the crew in tiny whale-boats 2000 miles away from land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.Of the 21 men who entered the 3 flimsy whale-boats, only 8 ultimately survived to be rescued. A harrowing journey lasting 90 days awaited these crewmen, involving ... Read more

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  • The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym (Mobi Classics)

    by Edgar Allan Poe ...
    The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poe's only complete novel, published in 1838.The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym who stows away aboard a whaling ship called Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym including shipwreck, mutiny and cannibalism. The story starts out as a fairly conventional adventure at sea, but it becomes ... Read more

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  • Omoo

    A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas

    by Herman Melville ...
    Melville’s continuing adventures in the South SeasFollowing the commercial and critical success of Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo. Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melville’s personal experiences as a ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Private Journal of William Reynolds

    United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

    by William Reynolds ...
    One of the finest nineteenth-century first-person narratives of a sea voyage in existence, and a principle source for Sea of Glory, The Private Journal of William Reynolds brings to life the boisterous world traversed by the six vessels that comprised America's first ocean-going voyage of discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842. With great eloquence and verve Midshipman William ... Read more

    Was $14.99 CAD Now $8.99 CAD

  • Omoo

    by Herman Melville ...
    A failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen. Thought-provoking, humorous glimpses of a vanished 19th ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

    by Edgar Allan Poe ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    After reading an 1836 newspaper account of a shipwreck and its two survivors, Edgar Allan Poe penned his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, the story of a stowaway on a Nantucket whaleship who finds himself enmeshed in the dark side of life at sea: mutiny, cannibalism, savagery—even death. As Jeffrey Meyers writes in his Introduction: “[Poe] remains contemporary because ... Read more

    Was $6.99 CAD Now $5.99 CAD

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