Scottish Arctic Whaling

Author : Chelsey W. Sanger
Publisher : John Donald
ISBN 13 : 9781906566777
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Arctic Whaling written by Chelsey W. Sanger and published by John Donald. This book was released on 2016 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Scotland's 150-year involvement in Arctic bowhead whaling using previously unpublished research from port records and newspaper accounts.

Author : Malcolm Archibald
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1845027655
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancestors in the Arctic written by Malcolm Archibald and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dundee, City of Discovery, is known around the world for its innovation, its jute and music, and its vibrant culture. But the critical role of the city's whaling fleet and the wealth it generated for Dundee for more than a century is less well known. Ancestors in the Arctic is a remarkable collection of photographs from the McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum, and tells the story of Dundee whaling and the men who sailed the frozen Arctic seas. This was a brutal, dangerous business which required the hardiest of men, prepared to head out to sea in all weathers and in terrible conditions in search of the elusive mammal and in the hope of a profit from whalebone, skins and the whale oil which was essential for the city's jute mills and factories. And as they sailed the dangerous Arctic waters, the ship's captains became well known - including Captain William Adams, who sailed farther north than any other Dundee whaling master and Captain Harry MacKay of Terra Nova and rescuer of the trapped Discovery in 1903. More numerous were the crewmen, the hardworking Dundonians who rowed the whaleboats and manned the ships, and many of whose descendants still live in Dundee. Ancestors in the Arctic tells their remarkable stories as they sailed north, traded with the Inuit and hunted whales across forbidding freezing seas.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955542046
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Whaling and the Hebrides written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Basil Lubbock
Publisher : Ferguson Brown & Son
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Arctic Whalers written by Basil Lubbock and published by Ferguson Brown & Son. This book was released on 1937 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of trade, ships and seaman to 1914.

Author : Dorothy Eber
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773514218
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When the Whalers Were Up North written by Dorothy Eber and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1996 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oral histories of the 100 years of British and American whaling off the east coast of Canada and in Hudson Bay, as experienced by the native people who fed, clothed, and hunted with the whalers. Illustrated with modern drawings (some in color), and photographs from the period. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : David Moore Lindsay
Publisher : Boston : D. Estes
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Voyage to the Arctic in the Whaler Aurora written by David Moore Lindsay and published by Boston : D. Estes. This book was released on 1911 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative of voyage from Dundee to Davis Strait, 1884.

Author : Malcolm Archibald
Publisher : Mercat Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9781841830650
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Whalehunters written by Malcolm Archibald and published by Mercat Press Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few trades were so demanding and dangerous as whaling. The hunt for the whale and its precious oil, bone and ambergris took sailors to the frozen ends of the earth, on voyages that lasted years at a time. Harpoons were thrown by hand from an open boat, which at any moment the whale could reduce to matchwood with a single blow of its tail. This book is not a history of whaling, but the story of the whalehunters themselves. It tells of the experiences of men from little Scottish ports who risked everything for a tiny share in whatever their whaling ships managed to catch. Making a living in this way involved extraordinary adventures, harrowing ordeals and grinding labour: and a courage that was prepared to confront the mystery and terror of the sea.

Author : Norman Watson
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788854098
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dundee Whalers 1750-1914 written by Norman Watson and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2003-11-24 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of what was Britain's leading whaling port. Today, Dundee captains and the city's whaling fleet have a permanent place in the geography of the world. Cape Adams, Cape Milne, Artic Bay and Eclipse Sound recall an era when the city's stoutly built ships, manned by heroic adventurers, discovered new routes, made new friends, but seldom sailed far from danger. In Dundee itself, streets such as Whale Lane and Baffin Street serve as reminders of an era in which Dundee dominated the whaling grounds. Moreover, the Dundee fleet has excelled as polar exploration ships, providing vessels for Captain Scott, Ernest Shackleton and Admiral Byrd, leaving a permanent reminder of the city's historic role at Dundee Island, Antarctica. An appendix lists all the ships and their captains.

Author : William Scoresby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Account of the Arctic Regions written by William Scoresby and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Malcolm Archibald
Publisher : Next Chapter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Wild Rough Lot written by Malcolm Archibald and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling introduction to the whaling and sealing industry in Northeast Scotland's Moray Firth, Malcolm Archibald's A Wild Rough Lot will guide you through the trade's history, dangers and successes. Beginning with a brief look at the geography and maritime history of Northeast Scotland's ports, the book introduces the Scottish whaling industry through contemporary journals and log books. Laden with illuminating examples, the book covers topics from the stages of a typical whaling voyage to the brutal, often bloody process of the sealing industry. In-depth details of the trade in Moray Firth concentrate on the successes of specific ports and ships in the area, including the short-lived whaling industry in Nairn, the prosperous trade and insurance case of Banff, the fortunes and dangers of the Arctic and prominent ship Felix, and a yearly account of the whaling and sealing trade in the most successful port, Fraserburgh. Beyond a glimpse into the industry, the book provides useful details of the vessels and an 1859 crew list useful for those seeking a chance to trace their family roots in the maritime industry.