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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Son of an Arctic whaler, William Scoresby (1789-1857) made the
first of many voyages to northern latitudes when he was just ten
years old. Later a scientist and clergyman, he wrote on a wide
range of topics, and his observations on the Arctic prompted
further exploration of the region. He published some of his
accounts under the generic title 'Memorials of the Sea' (his 1835
notes on murder at sea and on the fate of the Franklin expedition
have also been reissued in this series). In this 1851 book,
Scoresby recounts the life of his father, also William (1760-1829),
from his earliest days to his later life as a prosperous captain
and exceptional navigator in the Arctic whale-fisheries, at a time
when the industry gave rise to extreme danger but also offered
enormous financial rewards. William, Jr's biography is also
available in the Cambridge Library Collection.
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