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Sebastian Junger

This piece, which appeared in Outside magazine in 1995 and was originally recorded for "Rough Water: Stories of Survival From The Sea," is about an old man, a Bequian harpooner, who uses a wooden sailboat to hunt humpback whales. The piece is an elegy of sorts--an unsentimental lament for something lost. Author - Sebastian Junger. Narrator - George Guidall. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Sebastian Junger ©.

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United States

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This piece, which appeared in Outside magazine in 1995 and was originally recorded for "Rough Water: Stories of Survival From The Sea," is about an old man, a Bequian harpooner, who uses a wooden sailboat to hunt humpback whales. The piece is an elegy of sorts--an unsentimental lament for something lost. Author - Sebastian Junger. Narrator - George Guidall. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Sebastian Junger ©.

Language:

English


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