Calico Classics Illustrated: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Calico Classics Illustrated: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea — page 7
2 At Full Speed Commander Farragut had sworn to get rid of the giant narwhal and no other course was acceptable He promised 2,000 to the fi rst man to spot the whale This guaranteed the enthusiasm of virtually every man aboard The ship was outfi tted with hand-thrown harpoons blunderbusses that shot out barbed arrows and swivel guns with exploding shells On the forecastle stood a cannon With all this weaponry onboard the ship had something even better the best harpooner in the world Ned Land had skill courage and coolness No whale was likely to escape him Land was a tall powerfully built Canadian He could be hot tempered but he took a 10