The Cruise of the Cachalot
by Frank T. Bullen
On This Page
Description
This thrilling 1897 memoir reads like a novel as Bullen recounts his two years aboard the Cachalot, hunting sperm whales. Packed full of adventure, it also provides vivid glimpse into the bygone age of great sailing ships and the whaling industry--and the era's fascination with the whale.Tags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
"Bullen's " Cruise of the Cachelot" a book which is full of the glamour and the mystery of the sea, marred only by the brutality of those who go down to it in ships. This is the sperm-whale fishing, an open-sea affair, and very different from that Greenland ice groping in which I served a seven-months' apprenticeship." --Through the Magic Door, p. 238
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Lists
Elevenses
316 works; 87 members
Trinity College Booklist (1951): Class Five, Travel and Geography
52 works; 2 members
Geography and Travel from The Book-Lover
291 works; 1 member
Author Information
32+ Works 249 Members
Some Editions
Series
Belongs to Publisher Series
Work Relationships
Is contained in
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1898
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 150
- Popularity
- 217,601
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.11)
- Languages
- 5 — Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 27
- ASINs
- 25
