Travel back in time and experience the life of a whaler on the cusp of the industrial revolution. This logbook, kept by Captain Franklin Hancox on his voyage between 1849 and 1851 on the Betsey Williams ship, is an invaluable resource. It provides a firsthand account of the adventures and difficulties that early whalers faced during their ocean voyages. Anyone interested in whaling or the early American economy will find this book engaging and informative.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.