"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

03 January 2011

Real.


170 years ago today, on January 3, 1841, the Acushnet set sail from New Bedford, Massachusetts. It was the whaling vessel's maiden voyage. Also new to the whaling industry was 21-year old Herman Melville, who later said that his real life began that day.

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