Melville’s epic novel about life aboard a wayward whaling ship holds lessons for the climate crisis today.
- Professor of History and American Studies, Cornell University
While clear-eyed about the country’s injustices, Melville never succumbed to cynicism. On the author’s bicentennial, American readers could use a dose of his ability to fuse realism with idealism.
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