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A year with a whaler. This book, "A year with a whaler", by Walter Noble Burns, is a replication of a book originally published before 1913. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

A year with a whaler This book, "A year with a whaler", by Walter Noble Burns, is a replication of a book originally published before 1913. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

A Year With A Whaler is a non-fiction book written by Walter Noble Burns and first published in 1913. The book is a personal account of the author's experiences during a year spent aboard a whaling ship in the early 20th century. The book is divided into chapters that follow... Read Full Overview

A Year With A Whaler is a non-fiction book written by Walter Noble Burns in 1913. The book is a detailed account of Burns' experiences aboard a whaling ship for a year. The author provides a vivid description of the daily life of a whaler, including the dangerous and grueling... Read Full Overview

""A Year With A Whaler"" is a memoir written by Walter Noble Burns in 1913. The book chronicles the author's experiences during a year-long voyage on a whaling ship in the early 20th century. Burns vividly describes the harsh conditions of life at sea, the camaraderie among the... Read Full Overview

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""A Year With A Whaler"" is a non-fiction book written by Walter Noble Burns and published in 1913. The book chronicles the author's experiences as he spends a year on a whaling ship, the Daisy, in the early 1900s. Burns provides a detailed account of the day-to-day life of the... Read Full Overview

When the brig Alexander sailed out of San Francisco on a whaling voyage a few years ago, I was a member of her forecastle crew. Once outside the Golden Gate, I felt the swing of blue water under me for the first time in my life. I was not shanghaied. Let's have that settled at... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview