The Lost Fleet: A Yankee Whaler's Struggle Against the Confederate Navy and Arctic Disaster

Arctic disasters rogue whales ambush by Confederate ships--the true saga of one captains struggle to survive the demise of the Yankee whaling fleet. Its the mid-ninteenth century and the American whaling fleet is struck by one hammer blow after the other. Yankee whalers are contending with icebergs storms rogue whales sharks hostile natives and disease. Many whalers give up the life―but some carry on the vocation. One such man is a captain from Connecticut Thomas William Williams. Not only does he go out on voyage after voyage he even takes on board with him his tiny wife Eliza and his infant son and daughter.. The Lost Fleets thrilling narrative recounts Williams remarkable career including a daring escape from the Confederate cruiser Alabama and a daring rescue and salvage of lost ships off Alaskas coast. Songini has crafted a historical masterpiece in recording a family saga a true narrative of adventure and death on the high seas and a detailed and well-researched look at the demise of Yankee whaling.