Project Gutenberg 2020-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 144 Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) 1871 1954 Verrill, Alpheus Hyatt 22004920 The Deep Sea Hunters: Adventures on a Whaler E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Deep Sea Hunters: Adventures on a Whaler" by A. Hyatt Verrill is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story follows young boys, Tom Chester and Jim Lathrop, who are filled with excitement when they learn that the abandoned old whaling ship, the "Hector", is being restored for a real voyage. The narrative is steeped in the nostalgia of whaling adventures, exploring both the boys’ imaginations and their quest for adventure onboard the ship that has served as a playground for them in their youth. At the start of the novel, the boys run to check the exciting news about the "Hector" being outfitted for a cruise, a ship they had played on for years. Much to their surprise, they discover the owner intends to restore her for an actual whaling expedition to the South Shetlands to hunt sea elephants. With the help of Cap’n Pem, an old sailor who shares tales of his whaling days, they eagerly contemplate joining the crew. Their enthusiasm grows as they navigate the challenges of adulthood and embark on an adventure filled with rich maritime history, camaraderie, and the promise of excitement on the high seas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Whaling -- Juvenile fiction Sealing -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 304618 2025-07-24T12:42:58.323196 text/html 282699 2024-10-17T17:38:31 text/html 279812 2025-07-24T12:43:02.975152 application/epub+zip 279055 2025-07-24T12:42:59.102201 application/epub+zip 200572 2025-07-24T12:42:58.768229 application/epub+zip 360898 2025-07-24T12:43:06.016143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339756 2025-07-24T12:43:02.636145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261437 2022-09-27T23:07:26.362423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288307 2025-07-24T12:42:57.730199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268318 2024-10-17T17:38:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16752 2025-07-24T12:43:06.148136 application/rdf+xml 20995 2025-07-24T12:42:58.852175 image/jpeg 3084 2025-07-24T12:42:58.813163 image/jpeg 251187 2025-07-24T12:42:58.353179 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