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Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization

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Image of a crew of sailors fighting a whale.

On “Mocha Dick,” the White Whale of the Pacific that Influenced Herman Melville

Exploring ropemaking, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Jeremiah N. Reynolds’s wild tale.

by Tim Queeney via Literary Hub on August 12, 2025

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