01210cam a2200277 4500 61199158 TxAuBib 20100101120000.0 970325s1998||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 97013051 9780395698471 0395698472 DLC DLC DLC 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. 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. 20100101. Whaling History Juvenile literature. Whaling History. Boy whalers History Juvenile literature. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm022/97013051.html Publisher description https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/97013051-b.html Contributor biographical information