Vanished Fleets Author:Alan Villiers In the late 19th century, with airplanes and automobiles just around the corner, whaling filled an important place in the world economy. The ports that served the whaling fleet were prosperous and secure, none more so than those in Tasmania. VANISHED FLEETS tells the story of those times and places. Villiers wrote this book while serving as f... more »oremast hand in a Cape Horn "windship." He brings to his work an authentic taste of the sea.« less