Murphy, Robert Cushman,  1887-1973. <br/><br/>
Logbook for Grace :  whaling brig Daisy, 1912-1913 / 
Robert Cushman Murphy ; with a new introduction by George Gaylord Simpson. 
 - xxviii, 371 pages :  illustration ;  21 cm. 
 - Time reading program special edition .
 - Time reading program special edition. .
<br/><br/> Logbook For Grace is one of those rare books that are published to the applause and admiration of critics and then unaccountably sink out of sight. It deserves a far better fate. Logbook is the fascinating chronicle, in diary form, of a voyage of one of the last Yankee whaleships in the twilight days of sail. More than that, it is an adventure story, a travelogue, a naturalist's notebook and a charming love story all rolled into one - written, it must be added, by a man whose profession is not writing, although he has written scientific works. Robert Cushman Murphy is a naturalist, one of the world's great authorities on birds. During one of these expeditions, Murphy begins to detail the life, sounds, sights, adversities, struggles, adventures, and survival of the whalers on the whaleship Daisy. Daisy herself, being an out-of-date vessel, takes on a life of her own. Combined with touching notes penned to his recent bride, this book offers something for everyone. -- Amazon. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>67047037  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>000002813644  AU 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Daisy (Whaling brig)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Naturalists--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Antarctica--Description and travel.