Project Gutenberg 2011-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 208 Scoresby, William 1789 1857 05029018 Memorials of the Sea: My Father Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby Produced by Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Memorials of the Sea: My Father" by William Scoresby is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work recounts the adventurous life of William Scoresby, Esq., a notable figure from Whitby who made significant contributions to the Greenland whale-fishing industry. The narrative is presented through the perspective of his son, the Reverend William Scoresby, D.D., who shares his father's remarkable experiences and achievements, which include his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a prominent Arctic navigator. At the start of the memoir, the author introduces the early life of his father, detailing his upbringing in a farming family and his early education. Inspired by a desire for adventure, William Scoresby decided to leave farming for a life at sea, ultimately becoming an apprentice in Whitby. The opening highlights some formative events, including his decision to pursue seafaring after rejecting an unfulfilling rural life. It sets the tone for a tale filled with challenges, personal growth, and encounters with fortune and misfortune in the perilous world of maritime exploration and whaling. The memoir not only charts Scoresby's professional progress but also touches on broader themes of providence, resilience, and the nature of adventure itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/35183/35183-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 47.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Whaling Scoresby, William, 1760-1829 Fathers and sons -- England -- Whitby G Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - Other 423342 2025-07-14T09:46:07.189098 text/html 429637 2021-01-07T11:43:17 text/html 475607 2025-07-14T09:46:12.878559 application/epub+zip 477826 2025-07-14T09:46:08.236055 application/epub+zip 235584 2025-07-14T09:46:07.719098 application/epub+zip 622061 2025-07-14T09:46:16.673561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589003 2025-07-14T09:46:12.343539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328519 2022-09-16T07:24:13.583051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378110 2025-07-14T09:46:06.660126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377978 2021-01-07T11:43:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 374874 2021-01-07T11:43:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 374951 2021-01-07T11:43:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23993 2025-07-14T09:46:16.821507 application/rdf+xml 22211 2025-07-14T09:46:07.804048 image/jpeg 3320 2025-07-14T09:46:07.761084 image/jpeg 140713 2021-01-07T11:43:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 140179 2021-01-07T11:43:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 433595 2021-01-07T11:43:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 140144 2021-01-07T11:43:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 432835 2025-07-14T09:46:07.227072 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia