Links Page
Student writing from previous classes:
What You Wrote: The "The Whale represents..." (Since 2000)
Audio Version @ Books Should be Free
Some Whaling Videos--that won't be plot spoilers
Author Eric Dolin introduces us to American Whaling History
This Clip is from a 1922 movie and might give some idea of the process.
Nantucket History of Whaling--a little dry but informative
Sites with resources:
Whaling exhibit at the Smithsonian
Some sites for the end of class (potential plot spoilers)
Melville's Marginalia--see notes HM made in his books. Bible, "Artist of the Beautiful" and Whalebook included