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Can I read The cruise of the Cachalot around the world after sperm whales on EtoBox?
The cruise of the Cachalot around the world after sperm whales by Frank Thomas Bullen is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The cruise of the Cachalot around the world after sperm whales about?
Frank Bullen begins his account of hunting for sperm whales with a description of how one became a member of the crew on a whaler in the late 1800's - make sure that you're in a seaport and soon enough you'll be in luck: "Sailor Jack is always hankering for shore when he is at sea, but when he is "outward bound"-that is, when his money is all gone - he is like a cat in the rain there. So as MY money was all gone, I was hungry for a ship; and when a long, keen-looking man with a goat-like beard, and mouth stained with dry tobacco-juice, hailed me one afternoon at the street-corner, I answered very promptly, scenting a berth. "Lookin' fer a ship, stranger?" said he. "Yes; do you want a hand?" said I, anxiously. He made a funny little sound something like a pony's whinny, then answered, "Wall, I should surmise that I want between fifty and sixty hands, ef yew kin lay me onto 'em; but, kem along, every dreep's a drop, an' yew seem likely enough." With that he turned and led the way until we reached a building around which were gathered one of the most nondescript crowds I had ever seen. There certainly did not appear to be a sailor among them." Bullen was right about the lack of sailor
Who reads The cruise of the Cachalot around the world after sperm whales?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frank Thomas Bullen
- Publisher
- Book Jungle
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781605976617
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Children'S, Science
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (59 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14