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An account of Arctic travel aboard the whaler Aurora, following the voyage, working life, and conditions of the northern seas.
From the opening pages: “We were not brought in contact with the _Chieftain_ at all during the cruise, but I have told the story of her disaster, as it was the most unfortunate occurrence of the year amongst the Arctic whalers, and for the data I am very much indebted to the _Dundee Advertiser_ and to Mr. Allen Bell and Mr. Harvey of that paper for the trouble they have taken about it. I am also indebted to Mr. Robert Kinnis of Dundee for much interesting whaling information in the Appendix. As that gentleman possesses the records of all catches taken by British ships for more than a hundred years, he is in a position to supply very valuable data on the…”
