Fighting the Whales
Chapter 1 of 10 In Trouble
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13:30
- Running time
- 2 h 9 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- Lee Elliott
Chapters
About this recording
A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction of a now-alien time, occupation, and culture, it's also a rousing adventure story. One is left with the impression that hunting and catching a whale in a sailing ship was akin to you or me being stalked, ambushed, and killed by a shoebox full of mice. (Summary by the reader.)