An edition of Molly Waldo! (2013)
Molly Waldo!
a young man's first voyage to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, adapted from the stories of Marblehead fisherman of the 1800s
By Priscilla L. Moulton
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
Glide Press,The Glide Press
Language
eng
Pages
123
Description:
This story is inspired by the story-telling art of J.O.J. Frost, who went to the Grand Banks in 1868. The adventures of the seamen of the Grand Banks are adapted in this tale of a young man's first voyage to the Banks. The seamen lived on the North Atlantic for twelve days to reach Newfoundland. Then they braved the sea alone in a fifteen-foot dory to search for cod. "Molly Waldo" was the joyful shout exchanged when vessels from Marblehead met on the fishing grounds.
subjects: Fishers, Juvenile fiction, Fishing ports, Atlantic cod fisheries, History
Places: Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Atlantic Ocean, Massachusetts, Marblehead
Times: 19th century