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Ambassador to the Penguins: A Naturalist's Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship
Ambassador to the Penguins A Naturalist's Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship
Author: Eleanor Mathews
ISBN-13: 9781567922462
ISBN-10: 1567922465
Publication Date: 11/1/2003
Pages: 368
Edition: 1
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Book Type: Hardcover
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This book combined many of my interests - ships, Antarctica, the naturalist's wonder and interest in the animal world. I liked following Murphy's voyages both literal as he learned about the ways of whaling on the brig Daisy and emotional as he wished to get home to his new wife, Grace.