Touching this leviathan
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Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2021.
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Book
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xi, 153 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Southside - Adult
599.5 Moe
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Published
Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2021.
Language
English
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40030495227, 40030497165

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"Touching This Leviathan asks how we might come to know the unknowable -- in this case, whales, animals so large yet so elusive, revealing just a sliver of back, a glimpse of a fluke, or a split-second breach before diving away. It's a pressing question, given how frequently whales are in the news: Japan just withdrew from the International Whaling Commission; the Makah Tribe seeks to resume hunts; in 2019 more than 200 gray whales washed up along the West Coast; in 2018, an orca attracted international attention when she pushed her dead calf through the water 17 days before letting go; and, amid all this, every few years we discover new species of whales. Beyond the parade of headlines, writing about whales -- history, science, and literary work -- often sits within disciplinary silos. Touching This Leviathan starts a conversation among them. Drawing on biology, theology, local history, literary criticism, environmental studies, and composition theory, author Peter Wayne Moe offers a deep dive into the alluring and impalpable mysteries of Earth's largest mammal. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and swimming with intelligence and wit, Touching This Leviathan is creative nonfiction that gestures toward science and literary criticism as it invites readers into the belly of the whale"--,Provided by publisher.

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