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© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

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
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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
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