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1) Moby Dick
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English
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Narrated by the crew member Ishmael, this epic whaling adventure follows the crew of the Pequod as its captain, Ahab, descends deeper and deeper into madness on his quest to find and kill the white whale that maimed him. Beyond the surface of ship life, whaling, and the hunt for the elusive Moby Dick are allegorical references to life - and even the universe - in this masterpiece by Herman Melville. Regarded as the Great American Novel, Moby Dick...
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English
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The itinerant sailor Ishmael begins a voyage on the whaling ship Pequod whose captain, Ahab, wishes to exact revenge upon the whale Moby-Dick, who destroyed his last ship and took his leg. As they search for the savage white whale, Ishmael questions all aspects of life. The story is woven in complex, lyrical language and uses many theatrical forms, such as stage direction and soliloquy. It is considered the exemplar of American Romanticism,
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Faroes volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"When a group of international activists arrive on the Faroe�Islands, intent on stopping the traditional whale hunts, tensions�between islanders and protestors run high. And when a�woman is found viciously murdered only hours after a violent�confrontation, the circumstances seem purposely designed to�increase animosity between the two sides. As English DI Jan Reyna and local detective Hjalti Hentze�investigate, it becomes increasingly...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Evangeline Hussey has made a home for herself on Nantucket, though she knows she is still an outsider to the island's small, close-knit community, one that by 1849 has started to feel the decline of a once-thriving whaling industry. Her husband, Hosea, and the life they built together, was once all she needed--but now Hosea is gone, lost at sea. Evangeline is only able to hold on to his inn, and her place on the island, by employing a curious gift...
10) The last whalers: three years in the far Pacific with a courageous tribe and a vanishing way of life
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Publisher
Bright Leaf, An imprint of University of Massachusetts Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Edward Davoll was a respected New Bedford whaling captain in an industry at its peak in the 1850s. But mid-career, disillusioned with whaling, desperately lonely at sea, and experiencing financial problems, he turned to the slave trade, with disastrous results. Why would a man of good reputation, in a city known for its racial tolerance and Quaker-inspired abolitionism, risk engagement with this morally repugnant industry? In this riveting biography,...
12) The North water
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Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After joining an Arctic whaling trip in 1859 aboard the Volunteer, Patrick Sumner, a disgraced, former army surgeon and the ship's medic, becomes involved in a confrontation with the brutal harpooner, Henry Drax.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The hustle, bustle, and excitement of a busy whale port is presented through the eyes of young Zacharia Taber, a town resident, who gives an informative tour to the town's diverse businesses, residences, and ships with an overview of its constantly changing history.
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