CONTENTS.
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| Chapter I.—Early Lifeand Progress as a Seaman | [3] | |
| Sect. | 1. My Father’s early Life | [3] |
| 2. His First Year’s Apprenticeship | [12] | |
| 3. His Progress as a Seaman, with Incidents of Sea-life | [20] | |
| 4. Capture by the Enemy, and Escape from a Spanish Prison | [26] | |
| 5. Rewards of Masterly Seamanship | [31] | |
| 6. Entrance on, and Progress in Training in, the Greenland Whale-fishery | [36] | |
| Chapter II.—Commencement and Progress in Whale-fishingEnterprise as Commander | [42] | |
| Sect. | 1. Disappointment in his First Command | [42] |
| 2. His Second Adventure and commencing Prosperity | [52] | |
| 3. Further Successes, with their comparative Relations,in the Ship Henrietta | [55] | |
| 4. Episodical Incident—the Rescue of endangered Pleasurers | [65] | |
| 5. The Greenland Doctor | [71] | |
| 6. Taming of a Bear—interesting Recognition | [78] | |
| Chapter III.—The Ship Dundee, of London | [86] | |
| Sect. | 1. Entrance on, and general Results of, this new Command | [86] |
| 2. Dangerous Accident—admirable Tact | [89] | |
| 3. The Dandy Sailor, or “Fine Tommy” | [92] | |
| 4. Unfortunate Voyage, and Adventure in the Greenland Ices | [96] | |
| 5. Successful Stratagem in War | [103] | |
| 6. Extraordinary Exploit in “cutting in,” single-handed,a moderately-grown young Whale | [108] | |
| Chapter IV.—The Ship Resolution, of Whitby | [116] | |
| Sect. | 1. Continued Prosperity; the Results, comparativelyand generally, of this fresh Enterprise | [116] |
| 2. Treatment and Recovery of a half-frozen Seaman | [126] | |
| 3. Judicious Treatment of Men having sufferedfrom severe Exposure | [129] | |
| 4. The Crow’s Nest | [135] | |
| 5. Extraordinary Celerity in preparing an emptyBoat for the Fishery | [139] | |
| 6. Tact and Bravery in attacking and killing adangerously-resisting Whale | [144] | |
| 7. Remarkable Enterprise: the nearest Approachto the North Pole | [152] | |
| 8. Devotional Habits, at Sea and on Shore | [164] | |
| Chapter V.—Further Enterprises: General Results | [171] | |
| Sect. | 1. The Greenock Whale-fishing Company | [171] |
| 2. “Cum au greim a gheibhthu” | [174] | |
| 3. Subsequent and concluding Enterprises | [178] | |
| 4. General Results of his entire Whale-fishing Adventures | [185] | |
| 5. Unusual Capture of Walruses | [189] | |
| Chapter VI.—GeneralCharacteristics, and Miscellaneous Notices | [195] | |
| Sect. | 1. Superiority as an Arctic Navigator | [195] |
| 2. Natural Science | [203] | |
| 3. Improvements and Inventions | [215] | |
| 4. Miscellaneous and concluding Notices | [224] | |
MEMORIALS OF THE SEA.
My Father.