Which occupation is the author referring to through this analogy? "he lives on the sea, as prairie wingspans in the prairie; he hides among the waves, he climbs them as chamois hunters climb the alps." (from moby wingspan by herman melville) hunter poultry farmer sailor pearl farmer

cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.