This Was Then: The Scarecrow and the Confectioner (Part Two) - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The North Atlantic Ocean, 250 miles west of Bermuda, October 1841. The whaling brig William and Joseph of Holmes Hole is heading back to the Vineyard with a disappointing haul. “We put away for home with 200 barrels of sperm, and 12 barrels of black-fish oil; low in spirits, for this was a very inadequate […]
Source: mvtimes.com