PURSUING THE LEVIATHAN: The Heroic Life of New England Whaling Captain Benjamin Clough

Set in the golden age of whaling in the 19th century, explore the adventures of Clough, best known for single-handedly rescuing the ship Sharon from mutineers in 1842. Clough's heroism earned him a whaling command, which led to a whaling career that for a quarter-century took him into the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. Illus.