Fighting the Whales

Author(s): R. M. Ballantyne

Genre(s): Nautical & Marine Fiction, Action & Adventure

Narrators: Lee Elliott

Number of Chapters: 10

Length: 2 hours and 09 minutes

Language: English

A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction of a now-alien time, occupation, and culture, it's also a rousing adventure story. One is left with the impression that hunting and catching a whale in a sailing ship was akin to you or me being stalked, ambushed, and killed by a shoebox full of mice. (Summary by the reader.)