Fighting the Whales, Or, Doings and Dangers on a Fishing Cruise
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
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Page : 144 pages
File Size : 29,74 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Adventure stories
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Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
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Page : 144 pages
File Size : 29,74 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Adventure stories
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Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 42,76 MB
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 147337068X
This antiquarian book contains a fictional account of the narrator's experiences hunting whales. This delightful tale of nautical derring-do and bravery was designed as an exciting story for children. It makes for a great bedtime story full of imaginative and adventurous episodes for your little ones, and will also prove to be an amusing and fun-to-read text for parents. The chapters of this text include: 'In trouble', 'To Begin With'; 'At Sea'; 'Our First Battle'; '''Cutting In'' The Blubber and ''Trying Out'' The Oil'; 'A Storm, A Man Overboard, and a Rescue'; 'The Whale - Fighting Bulls, Etc.'; 'Tom's Wisdom - Another Great Battle'; 'Death on the Sea'; 'News From Home - A Gam, and Return Home'. This book was written by Richard Michael Ballantyne, and was first published in 1886.
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
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Page : 169 pages
File Size : 35,88 MB
Release : 1871
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Author : R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 Ballantyne
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781362285762
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 36,7 MB
Release : 2018-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780484543453
Excerpt from Fighting the Whales: Or Doings and Dangers on a Fishing Cruise It is a long time now since I took to fighting the whales. I have been at it, man and boy, for nigh forty years, and many a wonderful sight have I seen many a desperate battle have I fought in the fisheries of the North and South Seas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 1863
Category : Whaling
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Author : Robert M. Ballantyne
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 30,6 MB
Release : 2021-03-23
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ISBN : 9783348043410
Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher :
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 49,53 MB
Release : 1865
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Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 19,40 MB
Release : 1886
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Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 10,40 MB
Release : 1875
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