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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

"The American Bible"?

By Rick Garnett

In this very engaging review, "Why Read Moby Dick?", the author quotes writer Nathaniel Philbrick as saying that Moby Dick is essential reading because "it's as close to being our American Bible as we have.
  What a bizarre thing to say!  Moby Dick is essential reading, but the "American Bible" is, of course, the Bible.

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Rick, when you're American, you have to get used to your neighbors saying ridiculous things. On the other hand, we get the Great Lakes.