Herman Melville was a keen student of the human soul; he was also an apt observer of the whaling industry, an essential part of the American economy in the nineteenth century. Ishmael, the narrator of Moby-Dick, describes the crucial moment of the chase.
Thanks for the chapter. Thisl part of Melvile's writing I enjoyed the best, intense and yet tender. I will return to him again.
I need to read Moby-Dick.
It's a slog. But if you get bogged down, just read the first chapter and the last three.