{"product_id":"9781493081042","title":"The Watch's Wild Cry","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the age of nineteen, Robert F. Weir of West Point, New York, ran away to sea, where he spent the next ten years of his life. Assuming the pseudonym Robert Wallace, Weir sailed aboard the bark \u003ci\u003eClara Bell\u003c\/i\u003e out of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, in 1855 for a voyage to the whaling grounds of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Upon the death of the \u003ci\u003eClara Bell\u003c\/i\u003e‘s boatsteerer (harpooner), Weir was promoted to this position of great responsibility. Recording daily events aboard the \u003ci\u003eClara Bell\u003c\/i\u003e over the course of nearly three years, from 1855 to 1858, Weir’s journal vividly relates the whaleman’s life, both in prose and in detailed hand-drawn illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a timeless account of life on a nineteenth-century whaler, from the misery of seasickness and the rigors of sea voyages; to the thrill and violence of whale hunts; to the sights, sounds, and foods of foreign cultures. The Weir journal is a staff favorite at Mystic Seaport Museum for its compelling story, beautiful illustrations, and immaculate penmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert F. Weir","offers":[{"title":"Globe Pequot |  Hardback  |  2024-11-05","offer_id":46012005843199,"sku":"9781493081042","price":39.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ac23051c-ea29-4c0a-94e4-bcc1c0070dc5.jpg?v=1723046655","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781493081042","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}