The Journal of Brian Doyle

by Jim Murphy

Published 1 January 2004
In 1874, Brian Doyle records in his diary how he ran away from his home in San Francisco, joined the crew of a whaling ship, and endured storms, hostile shipmates, and being stranded in the Arctic.

The Journal of James Edmond Pease

by Jim Murphy

Published 1 September 1998
James Edmond, a sixteen-year-old orphan, keeps a journal of his experiences and those of "G" Company which he joined as a volunteer in the Union Army during the Civil War.