"Of course it goes without saying that when a whale was sighted, the whalemen were in for a hard job, a harder job than the uninitiated could ever appreciate. The chase, the capture, the , the were dangerous and inordinately wearisome. But the chase and the capture, too, had their better sides. The love of a princely sport thrilled the whalemen when the cry of "blows" came from aloft."
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(quote from p. xi; 241 pages; 1st edition 1925, Marine Research Society)
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George Francis Dow
(January 7, 1868 – June 5, 1936) was an American historian, antiquarian, architectural preservationist, museum curator, editor, and Republican politician. He directed the restoration of the and its opening to the public as the USA's first outdoor museum of architecture. In the , he served as a of the 10th district.
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