Thomas Welcome Roys, America's Pioneer of Modern Whaling

by Frederick P. Schmitt

Biography of Roys, a farm boy who went off to sea and eventually became a pioneer of modern whaling. Famous in his day for his daring, Roys life is virtually unknown to maritime historians in America,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0917376331
• ISBN13: 9780917376337
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.