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Ambassador to the penguins : a naturalist's year aboard a yankee whaleship

Author:Eleanor Mathews

Summary:In 1912, a young naturalist named Robert Cushman Murphy was offered the opportunity of a lifetime - to spend two years on one of the last Yankee whaleships out of New Bedford, on a voyage to Antarctica. During the voyage, Murphy kept a journal, packing it with observations of his experiences on board.

eBook, English, 2003

Edition:1st ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: D.R. Godine, Boston, 2003

Genre:Biographies

Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 353 pages : illustrations, maps

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1024165958

Subjects:

Antarctica Description and travel

Antarctique Descriptions et voyages

Daisy (Whaling brig)

Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973

Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973 Travel Antarctica

Naturalistes États-Unis Biographies

Naturalists United States Biography

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Ambassador to the penguins.

Mathews, Eleanor.

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