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2) Moby Dick
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Español
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Captain Ahab takes his crew on a mission to find Moby Dick, the great white whale that crippled him.
3) Moby-Dick
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"Moby Dick (1851) is an epic tale of the conflict between man and his fate. Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to destroy the great white whale that tore off his leg leads the Pequod and its crew to disaster. Melville's extraordinary narrative defies c1assification: it teems with ideas and imagery and the passion of its author."--Jacket.
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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...
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Henry Holt and Company
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2015.
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English
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A young girl helps her father, the captain of a whale boat, on a whale-watching trip and relates how her ancestors hunted whales in the same waters. Includes information on the history of whaling, whale-watching, and the conservation movement to ensure the safety of whales.
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"Now the classic novel by Herman Melville is an illustrated storybook perfect for kids! Kid Classics: Moby Dick is full of adventure and excitement! Herman Melville was a sailor before he was a famous author, and he pulled from his seafaring experience when he wrote Moby Dick; Or, the Whale in 1851. Now, here is the fun new just-for-kids version of Herman Melville's classic Moby Dick, abridged and retold while remaining true to Melville's original...
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Faroes volume 2
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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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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