Excerpt from Nimrod of the Sea, or the American WhalemanBen's first Whale - Struck on a Breach - Cedar cracking, and Ben' goes up. - As he rises from deep Water he meets Captain Davis coming down. - He takes a Departure, and strikes out for New London. - Chip man confirms the Yarn. - Albatross, and one sent homeward as Mes senger. - The Pilot-fish, and its long Passages - Work of the Watches, and learning the Rigging - Washing, Mending, and other Accomplish ments of the Sailor. - Lessons taught on the Forehatch of the Chelsea. - My Crony Posey. - His Love Story. - Why the Nobility of Nantucket go Whaling - Posey's Ambition. - The Secret of Nantucket's first Suc cess - Successful whaling Co-operation. - Obed Macy's Description of Whaling.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.