01391cam a2200253 4500 1261955702 TxAuBib 970325s1998||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 97013051 9780395698471 0395698472 (OCoLC)7920 DLC DLC XY4 BAKER TxAuBib Murphy, Jim, 1947- Gone a-whaling : the lure of the sea and the hunt for the great whale / by Jim Murphy. New York : Clarion Books, 1998. 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200) and index. Enticed by the riches -- So we were all soon aboard -- Work like horses and live like pigs -- It all seems so strange -- Nothing so electrifying -- Foot of oil on deck -- Strange uneven sort of life -- We have been stove by a whale -- Homeward bound!!!!!! -- Great killing -- New whale hunters -- Glossary --Bibliography and sources -- Whale conservation and research organizations. Surveys the history of the whaling industry from its earliest days to the present, focusing on the young boys who managed to sign on for whaling voyages. Whaling History Juvenile literature. Whaling History. Boy whalers History Juvenile literature.