Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Herman Melville · 1851
The novel most inseparable from the history, mythology, language, and moral imagination of nineteenth-century whaling.
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A small, careful reading room.
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Moby Dick · 1922 edition
Library of Congress
A digitized illustrated edition. The Library of Congress identifies the collection item as public domain and free to use and reuse.
Open item →Marine Mammal Carcass Disposal Best Practices
NOAA Fisheries · 2022
Operational best practices for responders. Linked to the official copy; redistribution rights have not been assumed.
Open item →Sonar and strandings evidence set
NOAA · Navy · peer-reviewed literature
The source trail behind Whaling Watch’s careful separation of correlation, investigated causation, biological mechanism, and uncertainty.
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