A character in Moby Dick
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
A pious, thrifty retired Quaker captain and co-owner of the Pequod, forever reading his Bible while driving a hard bargain.
Inside the story
Bildad is a pious, thrifty retired Quaker captain and one of the owners of the Pequod. At the story’s outset, he helps oversee the whaling ship with his fellow owner, Peleg, while keeping his Bible close and driving a hard bargain.
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