Memorials of the Sea: My Father Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby
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MEMORIALS OF THE SEA. My Father:
CONTENTS.
Chapter I. EARLY LIFE AND PROGRESS AS A SEAMAN.
Section I.—My Father’s early Life.
Section II.—His first year’s Apprenticeship.
Section III.—His Progress as a Seaman, with Incidents of Sea-Life.
Section IV.—Capture by the Enemy, and Escape from a Spanish Prison.
Section V.—Rewards of Masterly Seamanship.
Section VI.—Entrance on, and Progress in training in, the Greenland Whale-Fishery.
Chapter II. HIS COMMENCEMENT AND PROGRESS IN WHALE-FISHING ENTERPRISE, AS A COMMANDER.
Section I.—Disappointment in his first Command.
Section II.—His Second Adventure, and commencing Prosperity.
Section III.—Further Successes, with their comparative Relations, in the Ship Henrietta.
Section IV.—Episodical Incident—the Rescue of endangered Pleasurers.
Section V.—The Greenland Doctor.
Section VI.—Taming of a Bear—Interesting Recognition.
Chapter III. THE SHIP “DUNDEE,” OF LONDON.
Section I.—Entrance on, and General Results of, this New Command.
Section II.—Dangerous Accident—Admirable Tact.
Section III.—The Dandy Sailor; or, “Fine Tommy.”
Section IV.—Unfortunate Voyage, and Adventure in the Greenland Ices.
Section V.—Successful Stratagem in War.
Section VI.—Extraordinary Exploit in “cutting-in” single-handed, a moderately-grown Young Whale.
Chapter IV. THE SHIP “RESOLUTION,” OF WHITBY.
Section I.—Continued Prosperity:—the Results, comparatively and generally, of this fresh Enterprise.
Section II.—Treatment and Recovery of a half-frozen Seaman.
Section III.—Judicious Treatment of Men having suffered from severe Exposure.
Section IV.—The Crow’s Nest.
Section V.—Extraordinary Celerity in preparing an empty Boat for active Service in the Fishery.
Section VI.—Tact and Bravery in attacking and killing a dangerously-resisting Whale.
Section VII.—Remarkable Enterprise.—The nearest Approach to the North Pole.
Section VIII.—Devotional Habits, at Sea and on Shore.
Chapter V. FURTHER ENTERPRISES: GENERAL RESULTS.
Section I.—The Greenock Whale-fishing Company.
Section II.—“Cum au greim a gheibhthu.”
Section III.—Subsequent and concluding Enterprises.
Section IV.—General Results of his entire Whale-fishing Adventures.
Section V.—Unusual Capture of Walruses.
Chapter VI. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Section I.—Superiority as an Arctic Navigator.
Section II.—Natural Science.
Section III.—Improvements and Inventions.
Section IV.—Miscellaneous and concluding Notices.
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