Calico Classics Illustrated: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Calico Classics Illustrated: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea — page 3
share my opinion with the New York Herald I considered each theory and responded to it Finally I admitted that I believed the creature was a giant narwhal The narwhal can grow to sixty feet and has a long tusk that has been known to pierce the sides of wooden ships I believed we were seeing a species ten times the normal size My theory was hotly debated but I heard no better ideas presented I admit my theory added fuel to the monster hunters They insisted the creature be tracked down and eliminated The United States planned a mission to hunt the narwhal The fast frigate the Abraham Lincoln was called to fulfi ll the mission with Commander Farragut in charge Three hours before the Abraham Lincoln was due to leave its pier in Brooklyn I received the following letter 6