481 Moby Dick - 10 Essential Questions (Part One)
The History of Literature
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The Explosion of the Blue Whale
When Melville was riding, whaling was about at its peak in North America. Whales were used for food, for baleen, or what's called whale bone,. The biggest prize of all, especially in the sperm whale, was oil. This was before the days of digging for fossil fuel, crude oil and deep wells. If you're looking for God with a capital G, here is his largest living creation. A romantic capital, that'll be our last capital letter.
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