In Search of Moby Dick: Quest for the White Whale
By Timothy Severin.
Description
Herman Melville's famous novel Moby Dick immortalised the idea of a battling white sperm whale roaming the ocean - but could such a beast exist?Writer and explorer Tim Severin travels to the islands of the Pacific to find out.From Nuku Hiva to the Philippines, from Tonga to Indonesia, Severin travels on a journey of discovery. Along the way he encounters the extraordinary hook-jumpers of Pamilacan, who make their living by leaping on the backs of ten-ton whale sharks. He observes a Tongan harpooner named Samson - now a priest in the Tongan church - re-enact the mystic ballet of a kill,...
ISBN(s)
0316645958, 9780316645959
