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100 1 _aStarbuck, Roger,
_d1837-1908
245 1 4 _aThe Golden Harpoon; Or, Lost Among the Floes: A Story of the Whaling Grounds
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-04-05
508 _aDavid Edwards, Susan Carr and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library at http://digital.lib.niu.edu/)
520 _a"The Golden Harpoon; Or, Lost Among the Floes: A Story of the Whaling Grounds" by Roger Starbuck is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds aboard the whale ship Montpelier, where Captain Howard and his niece Alice are about to embark on a whaling voyage. The narrative introduces various characters aboard the ship, including the strong-willed first mate, Mr. Briggs, and the ambitious young harpooner, Harry Marline, who captures Alice's attention. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the Montpelier as it anchors in a secluded bay off the coast of Kamschatka. Initial conversations reveal tension among the crew regarding the proximity of an ice floe and the potential dangers it poses. Alice, a spirited young girl, voices her excitement about being at sea, especially since Harry is part of the crew. However, underlying suspicions about some members of the crew hint at future conflict. A sense of urgency escalates when whales are sighted, prompting the crew to prepare for a hunt, while Alice’s growing concern for her uncle’s safety foreshadows complications ahead. Meanwhile, a subplot involving mutiny and potential danger from the crew lingers, setting the stage for the conflicts that are sure to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSea stories
653 _aWomen -- Fiction
653 _aSailors -- Fiction
653 _aMutiny -- Fiction
653 _aDime novels
653 _aWhaling ships -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64999
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