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The Journal of Brian Doyle
A Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship
By Murphy, Jim
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-43907-814-6
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic, c2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2004
Gr 5-8 Brian Doyle, 14, decides he has had enough of his alcoholic, abusive father and leaves San Francisco to sign on to a whaling ship. From the beginning, the voyage appears to be plagued by bad luck: the sailors find very few whales and must journey to the frigid, dangerous seas around Alaska. Brian's journal details the trials of living aboard the Florence, including the c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
