A Whaling Captain's Daughter

A Whaling Captain's Daughter

Author: Laura Jernegan

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780736803465

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The diary of Laura Jernegan, a young girl who traveled with her family on her father's whaling ship in the 1860s who records her schooling, dangerous whale hunts, and the activities of her baby brother. Includes activities and a timeline related to this era.


The Whaler's Daughter

The Whaler's Daughter

Author: Jerry Mikorenda

Publisher: Fitzroy Books

Published: 2021-07-24

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781646030705

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In 1910, twelve-year-old Savannah Dawson lives with her widowed father on a whaling station in New South Wales, Australia. For generations, the Dawson family has carried on a very unusual way of life there. They use orcas to help them hunt whales. But Savannah believes the orcas hunted something else - her older brothers, who died mysteriously while fishing. Haunted by their deaths, Savannah wants to become a whaler to prove to her father that she's good enough to carry on the family legacy and avenge her slain brothers. Meeting an aboriginal boy, Figgie, changes that. Figgie helps Savannah to hone her whaling skills and teaches her about the Law of the Bay. When she is finally able to join the crew, Savannah learns just how dangerous the whole business is. A whale destroys her boat and Savannah sinks into the shark-infested waters. That's when the mysterious spirit orca Jungay returns to rescue her. Savannah starts questioning everything she thought she knew about the orcas, her family and herself. She vows to protect the creatures. That vow tests her mettle when the rapacious owner of a fishing fleet captures the orca pod and plans to slaughter them.


Petticoat Whalers

Petticoat Whalers

Author: Joan Druett

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781584651598

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First US Edition -- The first comprehensive book on whaling wives at sea written for a general audience.


The Girlhood Diary of Wanda Gag, 1908-1909

The Girlhood Diary of Wanda Gag, 1908-1909

Author: Wanda Gág

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780736805988

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The diary of Wanda Gag records her childhood experiences in school, hardships at home, and dreams of becoming a great artist. Includes activities, and a timeline related to this era.


Whaling on Martha's Vineyard

Whaling on Martha's Vineyard

Author: Thomas Dresser

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018-05-28

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1439664323

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Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.