The Whale and His Captors; Or, The Whaleman's Adventures: And the Whale's Biography as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the "Commodore Preble."Harper & brothers, 1850 - 314 страница |
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And the Whale's Biography as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the "Commodore Preble." Henry Theodore Cheever. > 1 A Polar Right Whale on the Ice . ERTS.
And the Whale's Biography as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the "Commodore Preble." Henry Theodore Cheever. > 1 A Polar Right Whale on the Ice . ERTS.
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And the Whale's Biography as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the "Commodore Preble." Henry Theodore Cheever. A Polar Right Whale on the Ice . ROSERTS.
And the Whale's Biography as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the "Commodore Preble." Henry Theodore Cheever. A Polar Right Whale on the Ice . ROSERTS.
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... WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS ; OR , THE WHALEMAN'S ADVENTURES , AND THE WHALE'S BIOGRAPHY , AS GATHERED ON THE HOMEWARD ... right , And King of the boundless Sea . NEW YORK : HARPER & BROTHERS , PUBLISHERS , 82 CLIFF STREET . 1850 . SH381 ...
... WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS ; OR , THE WHALEMAN'S ADVENTURES , AND THE WHALE'S BIOGRAPHY , AS GATHERED ON THE HOMEWARD ... right , And King of the boundless Sea . NEW YORK : HARPER & BROTHERS , PUBLISHERS , 82 CLIFF STREET . 1850 . SH381 ...
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... Right Whale - Points of Difference in the Sperm - Mammoth Dimensions - Clinical Notes - Provi- dential Peculiarities of Structure - Right - whale Feed- Polar Pasture - ground and Greenland Medusa - Disastrous Losses by Sinking - How to ...
... Right Whale - Points of Difference in the Sperm - Mammoth Dimensions - Clinical Notes - Provi- dential Peculiarities of Structure - Right - whale Feed- Polar Pasture - ground and Greenland Medusa - Disastrous Losses by Sinking - How to ...
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... WHALE'S BIOGRAPHY AND INCIDENTS IN THE CAPTURE . Amicable Temper of the Right Whale - Wisdom of the Crea- tor - Whale's maternal Affection and Boldness in Defense of its Young - A Sperm Whale feeding - A Sperm Whale dying A Sperm Whale ...
... WHALE'S BIOGRAPHY AND INCIDENTS IN THE CAPTURE . Amicable Temper of the Right Whale - Wisdom of the Crea- tor - Whale's maternal Affection and Boldness in Defense of its Young - A Sperm Whale feeding - A Sperm Whale dying A Sperm Whale ...
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