Project Gutenberg 2019-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 260 Jones, John D. 04029547 Life and Adventure in the South Pacific Actual identity of author may be Joseph Howe, 1834-1888 ("Joe Hour" in the crew list). Published as by "A Roving Printer". Variously attributed by different library catalogs to John D. Jones, John B. Jones, John Jones, Ira Jones, and simply "Jones". The source of the attributions to someone named Jones is unknown. The crew list for the voyage does not list anyone named Jones: https://whalinghistory.org/?s=AC044041 Preface says "Two young men, led to engage in the whale-fisheries, and spending five years in the employment, have compiled from their log-books and their recollection a plain, unvarnished narrative of this period." Second author may be Jackson Holmes Chase. Chapter XXVII, the legend of Kinau and Tuanoa, appears to be only slightly modified from the story as told in "The Natural History of the Sperm Whale" by Thomas Beale, published over twenty years earlier. Produced by Chris Whitehead, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Life and Adventure in the South Pacific" by John D. Jones is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the experiences of two young men who engage in whale-fishing over the course of five years, compiling their narratives from logbooks and personal recollections. It promises to offer vivid descriptions of the various locales they visit, the challenges they face at sea, and insights into the often overlooked world of whaling. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the bustling whaling port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, outlining the process of preparing a whaling ship for its voyage. It describes the experiences of young, inexperienced sailors—referred to as "green hands"—who are enticed into the whaling life amid confusion and sometimes deception. The chapter details their initial departure, the captain’s motivational speech, and the unsettling feeling of leaving home behind while confronting the harsh realities of life at sea, including the miserable sea-sickness that haunts many new sailors. This compelling introduction sets the stage for the unique adventures and the trials that await the crew as they venture into the South Pacific. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Oceania -- Description and travel Whaling Emily Morgan (Ship) DU Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 710408 2025-07-23T14:22:37.119635 text/html 711753 2019-06-05T20:07:48 text/html 4296576 2025-07-23T14:22:46.347634 application/epub+zip 4289926 2025-07-23T14:22:38.906602 application/epub+zip 357842 2025-07-23T14:22:37.953619 application/epub+zip 4444694 2025-07-23T14:22:51.970568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4387395 2025-07-23T14:22:45.322634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461166 2022-09-27T02:03:54.473709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616548 2025-07-23T14:22:36.112686 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 616805 2019-06-05T20:07:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19995 2025-07-23T14:22:52.129554 application/rdf+xml 12836 2025-07-23T14:22:38.062632 image/jpeg 1830 2025-07-23T14:22:38.008613 image/jpeg 233822 2019-06-05T20:07:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 3863761 2019-06-05T20:07:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 3869508 2025-07-23T14:22:37.284613 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