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100 1 _aJones, John D.
245 1 0 _aLife and Adventure in the South Pacific
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aActual identity of author may be Joseph Howe, 1834-1888 ("Joe Hour" in the crew list).
500 _aPublished as by "A Roving Printer". Variously attributed by different library catalogs to John D. Jones, John B. Jones, John Jones, Ira Jones, and simply "Jones". The source of the attributions to someone named Jones is unknown. The crew list for the voyage does not list anyone named Jones: https://whalinghistory.org/?s=AC044041
500 _aPreface says "Two young men, led to engage in the whale-fisheries, and spending five years in the employment, have compiled from their log-books and their recollection a plain, unvarnished narrative of this period." Second author may be Jackson Holmes Chase.
500 _aChapter XXVII, the legend of Kinau and Tuanoa, appears to be only slightly modified from the story as told in "The Natural History of the Sperm Whale" by Thomas Beale, published over twenty years earlier.
500 _aRelease date is 2019-06-06
508 _aProduced by Chris Whitehead, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Life and Adventure in the South Pacific" by John D. Jones is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the experiences of two young men who engage in whale-fishing over the course of five years, compiling their narratives from logbooks and personal recollections. It promises to offer vivid descriptions of the various locales they visit, the challenges they face at sea, and insights into the often overlooked world of whaling. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the bustling whaling port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, outlining the process of preparing a whaling ship for its voyage. It describes the experiences of young, inexperienced sailors—referred to as "green hands"—who are enticed into the whaling life amid confusion and sometimes deception. The chapter details their initial departure, the captain’s motivational speech, and the unsettling feeling of leaving home behind while confronting the harsh realities of life at sea, including the miserable sea-sickness that haunts many new sailors. This compelling introduction sets the stage for the unique adventures and the trials that await the crew as they venture into the South Pacific. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOceania -- Description and travel
653 _aWhaling
653 _aEmily Morgan (Ship)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59684
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