Two Nineteenth-Century Views of the Portuguese Whaleman Monteiro, George Author articles articles riu Providence, RI Brown University 2014 2014 eng 20 reformatted digital There are two important nineteenth-century American essays relating to the use of the term ’Gees (or ’Guees) to refer to sailors aboard American whalers in the nineteenth century. The first one, “The ’Gees” by Herman Melville, was published in 1856, and the second one, “My Portuguese Shipmates” by Captain W. H. Macy, appeared twenty-five years later, in 1881. Both of them are reprinted here. Melville, Herman 1819-1891 Macy, W. H. (William Hussey)1826-1891 Cape Verde Islands Azores Baleeiro português Ilhas do Cabo Verde Açores 36 vol. 49 68 Gávea-Brown vol. 36 10.26300/2vas-yc85