A book of whales and whales

The famous captain Ahab and his chase after the whale who cost him his leg comprises mainly the last part of the book. For the rest it is a treatise on whaling, on whales, on religion a very entertaining tale about life upon a whaleboat. The Book of Jonah as told by the chaplain who was a captain of a whaling ship is very funny, but never disrespectful of the Bible.

Moby Dick gives an insight in what life on sea must have been before ships had radios and other communication devices and before helicopters could pick up people off a ship in need.
I liked it so much, that I bought the book.
I recommend it to everyone.

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