WHALES, SAILS AND SCRIMSHAW

by Martha Matheu ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 15, 1973

A slightly easier and, unfortunately, much less exciting visit to the era When Nantucket Men Went Whaling (1966). Matheu does throw in an introductory discussion on how whales eat, breathe and raise their young and, at the end, reports on the creature's near extinction; but otherwise this reads like a deadpan rewrite, minus the colorful language, local specifics and photos of actual scrim-shaw carvings.

Pub Date: March 15, 1973

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Young Scott

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1973

Categories: NONFICTION