The Sounding of the Whale: Science & Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century by D. Graham Burnett

The Sounding of the Whale: Science & Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century

D. Graham Burnett

793 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

From the Bible's "Canst thou raise leviathan with a hook?" to Captain Ahab's "From Hell's heart I stab at thee ," from the trials of Job to the legends of Sinbad, whales have breached in the human imagination as looming figures of terror, power, c...

Read more

Community Reviews

3.57
based on 7 reviews

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at support@thestorygraph.com to request the content warning form.

Accept and close

By using The StoryGraph, you agree to our use of cookies.
We use a small number of cookies to provide you with a great experience.

Find out more