Final Voyage: A Story of Arctic Disaster and One Fateful Whaling Season

Title: Final Voyage: A Story of Arctic Disaster and One Fateful Whaling Season Author: Nichols, Peter ISBN: 9780399156021 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Published: 2009 Binding: Book Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. American History 1583677 Publisher Description: In the summer of 1871, 32 whaling ships, carrying 12-year-old William Fish Williams, a whaling captain & 1218 other men, women & children, were destroyed in an Arctic storm. In a rescue operation of unparalleled daring & heroism, not a single life was lost, but the impact on America's first oil industry was fateful & catastrophic.