A Whale for the Killing
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1771000287 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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For so many of us who hold the wild world dear, it was Mowat who gave us our first and lasting taste of its power, mystery and increasing vulnerability. A Whale for the Killing is a classic—Mowat at his best."—John Vaillant, author of The Tiger. He has brought the wilderness and its inhabitants into the lives of millions, awakening readers to issues and relationships that many never knew existed. "Farley Mowat is a North American icon on a par with Matthiessen and Muir
Mowat appealed desperately to the police, to marine biologists, finally to the press. But some of his neighbors saw a different opportunity altogether: in a prolonged fit of violence, they blasted the whale with rifle fire, and scarred its back with motorboat propellers. When an 80-ton fin whale became trapped in a lagoon near his Newfoundland home, Farley Mowat rejoiced at the unique chance to observe one of the world's most magnificent creatures up close. But it was too late. Mowat's poignant and compelling story is an eloquent argument for the end of the whale hunt, and the rediscovery of the empathy that makes us human.
A hard book to read I call this "A hard book to read" because it tells the often told tale of how unfeeling and vicious humans can be toward animals, but it goes even further by demonstrating the helplessness of those who would actually try to stop it. In this book, a whale gets. Five Stars Marty Kehoe sad but true. "A must read!" according to Stephanie S. Baiter. What an incredible author! He captures the spirit of freedom from the bondage of self-indulgence toward the destruction of beauty, and opens our eyes to the true meaning of beauty. RIP, Mr. Mowat.