02555cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000340012524501220015926400510028130000470033233600260037933700260040533800360043150000310046750801810049852013460067953400450202565300120207065300330208265300420211585600430215799900170220035183UtSlPG20260610133813.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a05029018  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aG1 aScoresby, William,d1789-185710aMemorials of the Sea: My Father :bBeing Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-02-06  aProduced by Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Memorials of the Sea: My Father" by William Scoresby is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work recounts the adventurous life of William Scoresby, Esq., a notable figure from Whitby who made significant contributions to the Greenland whale-fishing industry. The narrative is presented through the perspective of his son, the Reverend William Scoresby, D.D., who shares his father's remarkable experiences and achievements, which include his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a prominent Arctic navigator.  At the start of the memoir, the author introduces the early life of his father, detailing his upbringing in a farming family and his early education. Inspired by a desire for adventure, William Scoresby decided to leave farming for a life at sea, ultimately becoming an apprentice in Whitby. The opening highlights some formative events, including his decision to pursue seafaring after rejecting an unfulfilling rural life. It sets the tone for a tale filled with challenges, personal growth, and encounters with fortune and misfortune in the perilous world of maritime exploration and whaling. The memoir not only charts Scoresby's professional progress but also touches on broader themes of providence, resilience, and the nature of adventure itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWhaling  aScoresby, William, 1760-1829  aFathers and sons -- England -- Whitby40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35183  c76028d76028