A delightful account of a ship’s doctor on an 8-month cruise of a whaling factory ship, with something of a psychological emphasis on the men he was with, and several references to his shipborn reading.
Of Whales and Men.
Robertson, R. B. New York: Knopf, 1954.
- 1950-51 British Whaling Expedition (aboard Southern Venturer).
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Antarctic Hazard.
Cockrill, Ross. New York: Philosophical Library, 1957.
- 1950-51 British Whaling Expedition (aboard Southern Venturer).
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Cockrill applied for the job of veterinarian on the British whaling expedition aboard the Southern Venturer in 1950-51, to evaluate the Antarctic whaling population, its health and welfare and the likely survival of the whaling industry in its postwar rebound. Cockrill has a charming style displaying admirable equanimity amidst fanatic whalemen. His ship was part of a large fleet of vessels making annual expeditions which typically killed 34,000 whales.