whalemen
1Whalemen — Whaleman Whale man, n.; pl. {Whalemen}. A man employed in the whale fishery. [1913 Webster] …
2whalemen — n. one whose occupation is whaling; whaler, one who hunts whales …
3Gray whale — Gray whale[1] Temporal range: Upper Pleistocene Recent A gray whale spy hopping …
4History of whaling — The history of whaling is very extensive, stretching back for millennia. This article discusses the history of whaling up to the commencement of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. Prehistoric to… …
5Martha Settle Putney — Born November 9, 1916(1916 11 09) Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died December 11, 2008(2008 12 11) (aged 92) Washington, D.C., U.S. Occupation Educator and Historian …
6King George Sound — is the name of a sound on the south coast of Western Australia. Located at coord|35|02|S|117|56|E,cite web | title = King George Sound | url = http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=272038 | work = [http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ Gazetteer of… …
7Cetology of Moby-Dick — The cetology of Moby Dick is the zoological classification and study of the properties of whales (i.e. cetology) introduced by United States author Herman Melville in his 1851 novel Moby Dick. Although the novel is a work of fiction, Melville… …
8Beachcombing — or Beachcomber is a term with multiple but related meanings which have evolved over time.The first appearance of the term in print was in Herman Melville s Omoo (1847). [H.E. Maude, Of Islands and Men (1968), 135.] It described a population of… …
9Jonas Poole — (d. 1612) was an early 17th century English explorer, sealer, and whaler.Voyages to Bear Island, 1604 1609He served aboard vessels sent by the Muscovy Company on sealing voyages to Bear Island in 1604, 1605, 1606, 1608, and 1609. In 1607 he was… …
10New Bedford Historic District — This article is about the city s waterfront historic district. For the downtown historic district, see Central New Bedford Historic District. New Bedford Historic District …
