“one captain, seizing the line-knife from his broken prow, had dashed at the whale, as an Arkansas duelist at his foe, blindly… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“They don't take the Bible as a general thing, sailors don't; though I will say that I never saw the man at… — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Copy Share Image
On 9/11, 2001, the Navy stood at 316 ships. By 2008, after one of the great military buildups in American history, we… — Ray Mabus Copy Share Image
“I would give all the land in the world for a bit of ocean. People say that sailors soon get tired of… — Doma Publishing House Copy Share Image
It may seem strange that of all men sailors should be tinkering at their last wills and testaments, but there are no… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
