Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS XI
4. BRIEF SKETCH OF ROBERT FERGUSON’S LIFE XIII
5. I. FROM NEW BEDFORD TO THE WHALING GROUNDS NEAR THE AZORES 1
6. II. OFF GIBRALTAR AND SOUTH TO TRISTAN DA CUNHA 23
7. III. FROM TRISTAN DA CUNHA TO ST. HELENA 47
8. IV. FROM ST. HELENA TO COMORO, SEYCHELLES, JAVA, CELEBES, AND BACK TO COMORO 65
9. V. AT JOHANNA, COMORO ISLANDS, ZANZIBAR, AND BACK TO JOHANNA 85
10. VI. FROM COMORO ISLANDS AND MOZAMBIQUE TO ST. HELENA 105
11. VII. FROM ST. HELENA TO KABINDA, CONGO, AFRICA 127
12. VIII. FROM KABINDA, CONGO, AFRICA TO ST. HELENA 145
13. IX. AT ST. HELENA, THENCE TO MAYUMBA, AFRICA, AND BACK TO ST. HELENA 175
14. X. FROM ST. HELENA AS MASTER OF A SHIP TO BOSTON 199
15. XI. FROM BOSTON TO LIVERPOOL, ST. HELENA AND ST. PAUL, DE LOANDA, AFRICA 217
16. XII. FROM ST. PAUL DE LOANDA TO THE SOUTH ATLANTIC WHALING GROUNDS 231
17. XIII. FROM THE SOUTH ATLANTIC WHALING GROUNDS TO ST. HELENA 249
18. XIV. AT ST. HELENA 267
19. XV. FROM ST. HELENA TO NEW BEDFORD 289
20. APPENDIX: GLOSSARY OF NAUTICAL AND WHALING TERMS 301
21. APPENDIX: THE "LAY," CATCH OR WAGES 315