The author of Melville - His World and Work says:
It’s irresistible to make the analogy between the relentless hunt for whale oil in Melville’s day and for petroleum in ours.
(HT: Revkin)
Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano
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The Chincha Kingdom was transporting seabird excrement from islands to
valleys as early as the 13th century, and this powerful fertiliser may have
been key...
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