The Cruise Of The Cachalot – Frank T. Bullen

Frank T. Bullen’s semi-autobiographical narrative plunges readers into the brutal, three-year reality of 19th-century whaling aboard the dilapidated *Cachalot*. Signing on at just eighteen, Bullen recounts the voyage from a common seaman’s perspective, providing vivid, unsparing detail of the harsh discipline, the camaraderie, and the exhilarating, perilous pursuit of the mighty sperm whale across the world’s oceans. It is an essential, gripping account of a sailor’s life and the intense industry of the whale trade.