A Year with a Whaler

by Walter Noble Burns

Overview

In its heyday there were thousands of whaling ships in every major sea and the lure of freedom, money and adventure was a siren call to many young men including the author who responded to a Help Wanted ad for, as he says, .the adventure of the thing. Anecdotes, character sketches and settings provide lively counterpoint to the harsh and dangerous conditions Burns endured. The author's sharp eye makes this an unforgettable adventure story. (Amazon)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783968657042
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	01/13/2021
Series:	Classics To Go
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	115
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Walter Noble Burns (1866–1932) was a writer of Western history and a Western fiction author. He was notable for his book, The Saga of Billy the Kid (1926).

Table of Contents

The Lure of the Outfitter     1
The Men of the "Alexander"     9
Why We Don't Desert     19
Turtles and Porpoises     30
The A, B, C of Whales     41
The Night King     51
Dreams of Liberty     62
Gabriel's Little Drama     73
Through the Roaring Forties     84
In the Ice     94
Cross Country Whaling     103
Cutting In and Trying Out     111
Shaking Hands with Siberia     122
Moonshine and Hygiene     133
News From Home     141
Slim Goes on Strike     150
Into the Arctic     158
Blubber and Song     165
A Narrow Pinch     177
A Race and a Race Horse     185
Bears for a Change     194
The Stranded Whale     202
And So-Home     209