Whales and whaling

[Spars]

Which are the most accurate and available books about whale ships, whnaleboats and whales?

 

[Yankee Clipper]

Some suggestions;
The Sea Hunters. Stackpole
One Whaling Family. Williams
Incidents of a Whaling Voyage. Olmsted
A History of Whaling. Sanderson
Of Whales and Men. Robertson
The Yankee Whaler. Ashley
The Real Story of the Whaler. Verrill

Some of these may not be available as I have had them in my bookshelves for over 50 years.

 

[Quint]

My reference books are:
Sperm Whaling from New Bedford, Elton W. Hall
Whale Ships and Whaling, Albert Cook Church
Rites & Passages, The experience of American Whaling 1830-1870, Margaret S. Creighton This is excellent from a sailor's perspective.
The Whaleboat, Willits D. Ansel. A study of design, construction and use from 1850 to 1970.
To Build a Whaleboat, Erik Ronnberg, Jr.

There are several books available about the C. W. Morgan. Also check out the movie "Down to The Sea in Ships".

My current build is the whaling brig Kate Cory

 

[Spars]

Some suggestions;
The Sea Hunters. Stackpole
One Whaling Family. Williams
Incidents of a Whaling Voyage. Olmsted
A History of Whaling. Sanderson
Of Whales and Men. Robertson
The Yankee Whaler. Ashley
The Real Story of the Whaler. Verrill

Some of these may not be available as I have had them in my bookshelves for over 50 years.

THANX! I copied each down in my day log. First is Amazon, then there a number of online used book sellers. BTW I read Moby dick in 1964 after seeing the movie .

 

[Smithy]

Moby dick

I was just about to suggest that one as a back up.

 

[Spars]

I was just about to suggest that one as a back up.

THANX! Just bought the Northwestern-Newberry edition containing the most accurate text AND articles making those as long as the book itself.

 

[Spars]

I was just about to suggest that one as a back up.

I especially like the descrition of the types of whales. BTW, Charles W. Morgan was launched 1841 and Moby Dick comes out in 1851....contemporaries.

 

[AllanKP69]

Mystic Seaport Museum has drawings and other information but I am not sure what they have that meets your needs. They have a collection of contemporary papers and drawings of various vessels so they may be able to help you if you contact them directly.
Allan

Contact Us

Please email us: collections@mysticseaport.org Please be as explicit as possible. If you're referring to a page, tell us the page title. If reporting a problem, tell us what you did or searched for, what happened, and what you think should have happened.

research.mysticseaport.org

 

[Roger Pellett]

There is a lot of information about the Charles W. Morgan. In addition to drawings, I have seen a book published by Mystic Seaport in their bookstore about her.

There are several interesting articles in past issues of Wooden Boat magazine about her recent rebuild. Anyone thinking about building an accurate POF model of the Morgan should first read these articles.

Roger

 

[Spars]

Mystic Seaport Museum has drawings and other information but I am not sure what they have that meets your needs. They have a collection of contemporary papers and drawings of various vessels so they may be able to help you if you contact them directly.
Allan

Contact Us

Please email us: collections@mysticseaport.org Please be as explicit as possible. If you're referring to a page, tell us the page title. If reporting a problem, tell us what you did or searched for, what happened, and what you think should have happened.

research.mysticseaport.org

Thanks for the info. I copied te address into by day book. I can do more research type stuff until we kniow the the next steps with my son.

 

[MunroIII]

Leviathan, The History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay Dolin

 

[Spars]

Leviathan, The History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay Dolin

I've added this title to my list. The closer I can get to whaling Days the better-for me.

 

[Llaut Mallorquin]

For me, Moby Dick is the best book about this.
The full version of course, without the abbreviated ones for children and young people.
Melville himself sailed on a whaling ship.
In the novel, one can discern profound philosophical reflections on the slaughter of these animals.
Which apparently were Melville's own.
A wonderful novel.
I've read other novels by him, and they are realistic ones based on his travels.

 

[Spars]

For me, Moby Dick is the best book about this.
The full version of course, without the abbreviated ones for children and young people.
Melville himself sailed on a whaling ship.
In the novel, one can discern profound philosophical reflections on the slaughter of these animals.
Which apparently were Melville's own.
A wonderful novel.
I've read other novels by him, and they are realistic ones based on his travels.

AGREE! I am rereading theNofrthswestern-Marbury edition of Moby Dick. Ih has as many pages of articles and explanations as bthe length of the Novel. The text is the closest we can come to what Melville originally intended.

 

[Llaut Mallorquin]

Jules Verne wrote a novel about a mythical ship, the Great Eastern.
The plot is inconsequential, but the description of the ship and the voyage Verne himself took on it are very interesting.
"A Floating City"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/67829/pg67829-images.html

 

[Spars]

Jules Verne wrote a novel about a mythical ship, the Great Eastern.
The tram is inconsequential, but the description of the ship and the voyage Verne himself took on it are very interesting.
"A Floating City"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern

Put that one on my list BTW, did you know Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did a history of WWI?

 

[Llaut Mallorquin]

Put that one on my list BTW, did you know Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did a history of WWI?

Oh thanks.
What's the title?

 

[Jim Fortnam]

The British Campaign in France and Flanders - Arthur Conan Doyle.

six volumes originally - and first published when the war was ongoing, so not well received at the time.

J

 

[Llaut Mallorquin]

Thank you Jim