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    Greasy Luck: A Whaling Sketchbook
    Greasy Luck: A Whaling Sketchbook
    Greasy Luck: A Whaling Sketchbook
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    Greasy Luck: A Whaling Sketchbook

    By Gordon Grant

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    "Everybody who feels the fascination of seas and ships will be glad of this . . . unique creation of Gordon Grant's pen. . . . The volume is a charming example of artistic bookmaking." ― The New York Times
    "Mr. Grant skillfully combines in his drawings the romance and reality of the sea. Many of the illustrations have a charm wholly apart from their historical significance. ― Times [London] Literary Supplement
    An eloquent, accurate portrayal of the American whaling industry as it existed for almost two centuries, this superb account of a whaling voyage and its adventures is dramatically captured by 64 of the author's full-page drawings. All the excitement, tedium, exhaustion, and joy of catching these mammoths of the sea is depicted ― from the thrill of a whale breaching and a "Nantucket sleigh ride" to examples of scrimshaw art and views of the foc's'le, galley, and deck. The book's title comes from the cheering crowds at dockside, seeing a whaling crew off and wishing them "Greasy Luck."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateJan 18, 2013
    ISBN9780486147239
    Greasy Luck: A Whaling Sketchbook
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    Gordon Grant

    Computer programming is my day job. I like playing chess and I love reading. My wife and I live in Cypress, TX, which is part of Houston. We are both from Roswell, NM (UFO and alien country).

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