Zinc
Joined: Oct 2007
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Oct 31, 2007 16:58
A true life story concerning Massachusetts men and the taking of a real white whale happened in 1902. A Wampanoag harpooner named Amos Smalley, who hailed from Martha's Vinyard, harpooned and killed a white whale off the Azores. It should be noted the technology of that day produced a harpoon equiped with an explosive device; thus,making it somewhat easier to subdue any whale. Interestingly, descendants of Mr. Smalley are still living on Martha's Vinyard.
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