The Yankee Whaler

by Clifford Ashley and Clifford W. Ashley

Book Overview

One of the finest, most colorful and definitive studies of whaling ever published. Construction and outfitting of ships, crafts and routines, hunting methods, much more. 133 halftones. 17 line illustrations. Introduction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486268543
• ISBN13: 9780486268545
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A beautiful copy and good read!

Wonderful pictures, well written, highly recommend the Yankee Whaler as a wonderful addition to your library!

Last of the Whalers

Clifford Ashley went to sea on a yankee whaler at a time when he felt that whaling would soon end as a viable business. He was right of course, his trip was one of the last and we are lucky today that someone had the foresight to preserve this information for the history books. The real business of whaling was for the oil taken from the whales blubber. The newly introduced practice of pumping petroleum oil from underground quickly made whaling a costly alternative instead of the prime source. This is the author's first hand account of whaling men and methods in the early 1900's. Fascinating stuff.

Incredible and Informative

An eye witness acount, writen by a man who went to sea when he knew the age of whaling was coming to an end. The most incredible book on whaling I have ever read. A definate must buy!