The shipwreck lies off French Frigate Shoals in the blue waters of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii.
Melville completed “Moby-Dick” in 1851, drawing on an Essex crew member’s account of the remarkable event.
The twice-cursed Pollard retired from whaling, became a watchman and lived to be almost 80. Melville met him in Nantucket shortly after completing “Moby-Dick.” CNN
Similar:
Why are we so bored?
On average we spend six to seven hours i...
Culture
Text, Speech, Machine: Metaphors for Computer Code in the Law : Computational Culture
On my to-read list once I post midterm g...
Business
At the Johnstown Flood Museum. (May 31 1889 the neglected dam at the South Fork Fishing an...
At the Johnstown Flood Museum. (May 31 1...
Culture
I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. @frontporchtheatricals
I may have mentioned that I have a daugh...
Culture
The belief that if people only were better educated, they'd engage
A few hours after the horrifyi...
Academia
The Problem with Quotes on the Internet
Amusing
