By now, Scammon had taken command of the propeller-driven Oliver Walcott, the first steam vessel ever built on the Pacific Coast. His latest exploits included rescuing a ship disabled from scurvy, providing vegetables to the crew, ...
Dive into Earth's oceans and discover the world of the gray whale!
Describes how the concerted efforts of an international team of concerned people eased the suffering of three gray whales trapped by ice off the coast of Alaska and eventually helped two of them back to the open sea.
Describes the charateristics and behavior of gray whales, and looks at the experience of whale watching