Charles Melville Scammon, was an unconventional man for the 19th century, being both a naturalist and a whaling captain.   Scammon was born in Maine, where he skippered a number of merchant vessels across the Atlantic.  Like many other Americans in 1849, he turned his attention westward with  the Gold Rush in hopes of gaining a … Continue reading Charles Melville Scammon — Natualist and Hunter on the Pacific Ocean