Works of J. Fenimore Cooper Vol. 4 of 10: The Sea Lions; Afloat and Ashore; The Water Witch (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Works of J. Fenimore Cooper Vol. 4 of 10: The Sea Lions; Afloat and Ashore; The Water Witch<br><br>Although it has actually more sea-coast than all the rest of New York united Suf folk has but one seaport that is ever men tioned beyond the limits of the county itself. Nor is this port one of general commerce its shipping being principally employed in the hardy and manly occupa tion of whaling. As a whaling town Sag Harbor is the third or fourth port in the country and maintains something like that rank in importance. A whaling haven is nothing without a. Whaling com munity. Without the last it is almost hopeless to look for success. New York can and has often fitted whalers for sea having sought officers in the regular whaling ports; but it has been seldom that the enterprises have been rewarded with such returns as to induce a second voyage by the same parties.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.