{"product_id":"the-watchs-wild-cry-robert-f-weir-9781493081042","title":"The Watch's Wild Cry: A Voyage Aboard the Whaling Vessel Clara Bell","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. 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 boatsteerer, Weir was promoted to his position. Recording daily events aboard ship over the course of nearly three years, 1855-1858, 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 and frequently on display in the Museum for its compelling story, beautiful illustrations, and immaculate penmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert F. Weir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493081047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493081042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Robert F. Weir","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45934117454079,"sku":"9781493081042","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_401731d2-fd1d-42ad-b824-0e2315fd1682.jpg?v=1721790390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-watchs-wild-cry-robert-f-weir-9781493081042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}