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Greasy Luck

by Gordon Grant

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About this eBook

Author
Grant, Gordon, 1875-1962
Title
Greasy luck : A whaling sketch book
Original Publication
Jamaica, NY: Caravan Maritime Books, 1932, pubdate 1970.
Credits
Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
SH: Agriculture: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Angling
Subject
Whaling in art
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 74903
Release Date
December 14, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.GREASY LUCK
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.FOREWORD
  4. 4.LIST OF PLATES
  5. 5.SKETCHES
  6. 6.FITTING OUT
  7. 7.HOISTING TOPSAILS
  8. 8.CHOOSING BOATS’ CREWS
  9. 9.A HARANGUE FROM THE CAPTAIN
  10. 10.GETTING IN THE MAINSAIL
  11. 11.STOWING THE OUTER JIB
  12. 12.A TYPICAL BOW
  13. 13.A TYPICAL STERN
  14. 14.THE DECK
  15. 15.THE WHALEBOAT
  16. 16.A BOAT ON THE CRANES
  17. 17.SPARE BOATS
  18. 18.HARPOONS
  19. 19.THE WHEEL
  20. 20.THE FOC’S’LE
  21. 21.THE WINDLASS
  22. 22.THE GALLEY
  23. 23.TYPES
  24. 24.THE BLACKSMITH
  25. 25.THE COOPER
  26. 26.GRINDING SPADES
  27. 27.COILING LINE TUBS
  28. 28.TEN DOLLARS REWARD
  29. 29.GRUB
  30. 30.“ FRESH FISH FOR THE COOK TO SPOIL ”
  31. 31.WHALES
  32. 32.WHALES
  33. 33.THE MASTHEAD
  34. 34.LOWERING
  35. 35.A RACE UNDER SAIL
  36. 36.WAIFING
  37. 37.“ GOING ON ”
  38. 38.“ GIVE IT TO HIM! ”
  39. 39.SOUNDING
  40. 40.A BREACH
  41. 41.A “CHAWED” BOAT
  42. 42.“ A NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE ”
  43. 43.LANCING
  44. 44.TOWING TO THE SHIP
  45. 45.CUTTING-IN DIAGRAM
  46. 46.REMOVING THE LOWER JAW OF A SPERM WHALE
  47. 47.THE JUNK
  48. 48.CUTTING IN
  49. 49.THE BLANKET PIECE COMING ABOARD
  50. 50.LOWERING INTO THE HOLD
  51. 51.MINCING
  52. 52.TRYING OUT
  53. 53.BAILING THE CASE
  54. 54.CLEANING SHIP
  55. 55.MAIN HATCH SURGERY
  56. 56.BOAT SURGERY
  57. 57.ASHORE FOR WATER
  58. 58.HAVING IT OUT
  59. 59.RECRUITING ON THE BEACH
  60. 60.A “GAM”
  61. 61.SONG AND DANCE
  62. 62.BUMBOATS
  63. 63.ARCTIC WHALING
  64. 64.WHALEBONE
  65. 65.CLEANING WHALEBONE
  66. 66.DEAD MAN’S CHEST
  67. 67.HOMEWARD BOUND
  68. 68.“ SCRIMSHAW ”

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