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The novel Moby Dick is the story of a captain's obsession to get revenge by killing the white whale that had bitten off his leg. The climax of the novel, the attack and sinking of the whale ship Pequod by the white whale Moby Dick, was based on a true incident involving the whale ship Essex, which sank after being attacked by a whale. Using primary sources, this book illuminates the history of the whaling industry in its heyday and how Herman Melville used his life experience and research to create what some twentieth-century critics have called the greatest work of American fiction.

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Author:   Graham Faiella
Publisher:   Rosen Young Adult
Imprint:   Rosen Young Adult
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780823945054

ISBN 10:   0823945057
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   01 December 2003
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 13 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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