You Wouldn't Want To Sail On A 19th-Century Whaling Ship!
By (Author) Peter Cook
Illustrated by David Antram
Salariya Book Company Ltd
Book House
1st June 2019
Illustrated edition
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
387.24809034
Paperback
40
Width 212mm, Height 240mm
The year is 1819. You are a 14-year-old boy named Thomas Nickerson living in Nantucket. It is one of the most important centres of the American whaling industry. You want to fulfill your boyhood dream of becoming a whaler by joining your friends aboard the whaling ship Essex. The Essex is bound for the Pacific Ocean and a place in history. But you