Chapter 5: Pacific Island II

There are few objects in themselves more picturesque or beautiful, than a whaleship, seen from a distance of three or four miles, on a pleasant evening, in the midst of the great Pacific. As she moves gracefully over the water, rising and falling on the gentle undulations peculiar to the sea; her sails glowing in the quivering light of the fires that flash from below, and a thick volume of smoke ascending from the midst, and curling away in dark masses upon the wind; it requires little effort of the fancy, to imagine one’s self gazing upon a floating volcano.

—J.N. Reynolds, Mocha Dick, or The White Whale of the Pacific

Chapter 5. Pacific Island II
Pacific Ocean, July 1845—October 1845.

Overview
In this brief chapter, the Quiddity returns to whaling and begins its search for Katau Peidi/Kith Kohr.

Navigation
Eventually this entire section will be available as one integrated PDF. But until then, it will be placed piecemeal on the site once encounter at a time. To make navigation easier, each encounter occupies a separate Web page, and each link opens a new tab. A small navigation bar at the end of each encounter lets you move backward, forward, or return to this “Chapter 5: Pacific Ocean II” Table of Contents.

Chapter 5, Pacific Ocean II: Encounters/TOC [You are here]

Pacific Ocean II
1. The Fourth of July
2. First Hunt for Mocha Dick
3. The Offshore Grounds
4. Raging Bull
5. Trying-Out the Weird
6. The Gam with the Persephone
7. Arrival at Katau Peidi

White Leviathan, Chapter 5—Pacific Ocean II
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Author: A. Buell Ruch
Last Modified: 14 April 2024
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