A Whale for the Killing
About this book
***In the 1960s, Farley Mowat was living in the tiny fishing community of Burgeo on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. When an 80-ton fin whale became trapped in a nearby saltwater lagoon, Mowat rejoiced: here was the first chance to study at close range one of the most magnificent animals in creation.*** Some local villagers thought otherwise, blasting the whale with rifle fire and hacking open her back with a motorboat propeller. Mowat appealed desperately to the authorities, but it was too late-ravaged by an infection resulting from her massive wounds, the whale died. ***A plea for the end of commercial hunting of the whale, this moving account blends all the tension of the life-and-death struggle for one animal's survival*** with the drama of man's wanton destruction of life-bearing creatures and the environment itself.***--WorldCat***
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 1491 readers · 231 pages · ≈ 4 h 17 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read A Whale for the Killing?
About ≈ 4 h 17 m — 231 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is A Whale for the Killing?
231 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is A Whale for the Killing?
It sits on the Biography & Memoir, Adventure shelves.
Is A Whale for the Killing in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote A Whale for the Killing?
Farley Mowat.