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Captain Ahab Had a Wife

Lisa Norling
Captain Ahab Had a Wife Book PDF

Author : Lisa Norling
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469616865

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Captain Ahab Had a Wife by Lisa Norling Pdf

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the whaling industry in New England sent hundreds of ships and thousands of men to distant seas on voyages lasting up to five years. In Captain Ahab Had a Wife, Lisa Norling taps a rich vein of sources--including women's and men's letters and diaries, shipowners' records, Quaker meeting minutes and other church records, newspapers and magazines, censuses, and city directories--to reconstruct the lives of the "Cape Horn widows" left behind onshore. Norling begins with the emergence of colonial whalefishery on the island of Nantucket and then follows the industry to mainland New Bedford in the nineteenth century, tracking the parallel shift from a patriarchal world to a more ambiguous Victorian culture of domesticity. Through the sea-wives' compelling and often poignant stories, Norling exposes the painful discrepancies between gender ideals and the reality of maritime life and documents the power of gender to shape both economic development and individual experience.

Ahab's Wife

Sena Jeter Naslund
Ahab s Wife Book PDF

Author : Sena Jeter Naslund
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 1280 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061983696

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Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund Pdf

From the opening line—"Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last"—you will know that you are in the hands of a master storyteller and in the company of a fascinating woman hero. Inspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an enthralling and compellingly readable saga, spanning a rich, eventful, and dramatic life. At once a family drama, a romantic adventure, and a portrait of a real and loving marriage, Ahab's Wife gives new perspective on the American experience. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

Captain Ahab Had a Wife

Lisa Norling
Captain Ahab Had a Wife Book PDF

Author : Lisa Norling
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9798890871077

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Captain Ahab Had a Wife by Lisa Norling Pdf

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the whaling industry in New England sent hundreds of ships and thousands of men to distant seas on voyages lasting up to five years. In Captain Ahab Had a Wife, Lisa Norling taps a rich vein of sources--including women's and men's letters and diaries, shipowners' records, Quaker meeting minutes and other church records, newspapers and magazines, censuses, and city directories--to reconstruct the lives of the "Cape Horn widows" left behind onshore. Norling begins with the emergence of colonial whalefishery on the island of Nantucket and then follows the industry to mainland New Bedford in the nineteenth century, tracking the parallel shift from a patriarchal world to a more ambiguous Victorian culture of domesticity. Through the sea-wives' compelling and often poignant stories, Norling exposes the painful discrepancies between gender ideals and the reality of maritime life and documents the power of gender to shape both economic development and individual experience.

MOBY DICK

Herman Melville
MOBY DICK Book PDF

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Castellnou
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788498049138

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MOBY DICK by Herman Melville Pdf

Moby Dick és la novel·la més important de Melville. Explica l'obsessió d'un home, el capità Ahab, per matar Moby Dick, una balena en la qual veu l'encarnació del Mal. Ahab actua mogut per l'odi a l'animal que, una vegada, li va arrencar una cama. Però, per sobre del ressentiment, predomina la seva convicció que Moby Dick és un ésser malèfic que el destí ha decidit posar davant d'ell perquè el mati o perquè mori en l'intent.

Ahab's Bride

Louise M. Gouge
Ahab s Bride Book PDF

Author : Louise M. Gouge
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1589190076

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Before Captain Ahab encountered Moby Dick, he met the woman who would capture his heart--Hannah Oldweiler. This voyage back to 19th Century Nantucket completes the portrait of the man who ruled the sea with an iron will, and introduces to the woman who had a spirit and determination to match. When Ahab becomes obsessed with settling a score with the great whale, Hannah is left alone to raise their son and to oversee her husband's estate. Waiting and praying for his safe return, Hannah is faced with loneliness--a deep longing in her soul that not even her husband can meet. Will Hannah become as independent as Ahab? Will she take her future into her own hands? Who will fill the emptiness in her heart? Click Here to Meet the Author Download the Readers' Guide.

Becoming Dinah

Kit de Waal
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Author : Kit de Waal
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781510105713

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Becoming Dinah by Kit de Waal Pdf

"A gripping, heart-wrenching coming-of-age story" - Guardian In her first YA novel, Costa-shortlisted Kit de Waal responds to classic Moby Dick by tearing the power away from obsessive Captain Ahab and giving it to a teenage girl. Dinah's whole world is upside down, dead things and angry men and cuts all over her head that are beginning to sting.... Seventeen-year-old Dinah needs to leave her home, the weird commune where she grew up. She needs a whole new identity, starting with how she looks, starting with shaving off her hair, her 'crowning glory'. She has to do it quickly, because she has to go now. Dinah was going to go alone and hitch a ride down south. Except, she ends up being persuaded to illegally drive a VW campervan for hundreds of miles, accompanied by a grumpy man with one leg. This wasn't the plan. But while she's driving, Dinah will be forced to confront everything that led her here, everything that will finally show her which direction to turn... In her first YA novel, Costa-shortlisted author Kit de Waal responds to the classic Moby Dick with entirely new characters, a VW campervan, and by tearing the power away from obsessive Captain Ahab and giving it to a teenage girl who's determined to find a new life, far away from her unconventional upbringing. "An emotionally charged book" - Daily Mail "Fresh and defiantly original ... what a beautiful book" - Sarah Moore Fitzgerald "An emotional coming of age tale of escape, mission, and ultimately, self-knowledge" - The Big Issue

Why Read Moby-Dick?

Nathaniel Philbrick
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Author : Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781101545218

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Why Read Moby-Dick? by Nathaniel Philbrick Pdf

A “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book Award–winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailor’s eye and an adventurer’s passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melville’s world and illuminates the book’s humor and unforgettable characters—finding the thread that binds Ishmael and Ahab to our own time and, indeed, to all times. An ideal match between author and subject, Why Read Moby-Dick? will start conversations, inspire arguments, and make a powerful case that this classic tale waits to be discovered anew. “Gracefully written [with an] infectious enthusiasm…”—New York Times Book Review

Ahab's Daughter

Ron Vitale
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Author : Ron Vitale
Publisher : Ron Vitale
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Ahab's Daughter by Ron Vitale Pdf

A sea of danger and magic. A family that can’t stay clear of the water… Morgan refuses to let her twin brother suffer the same fate as their whale-obsessed father Captain Ahab. Despite her efforts to keep Nathan on dry land, her brother can’t resist the siren song of the sea and rumors of untold treasures on the Island of Nightmares… Before Nathan can drop anchor and find his bounty, his crew encounters an ominous force. He’s convinced the creature is somehow connected to his father’s past and that one of his crew has been bitten. Could Nathan actually be on the run from a werewhale? As the dark island fast approaches, Nathan’s adventure could end in a watery grave. It’s up to Morgan and her father’s old crewmate Ishmael to save Nathan’s life. But can she possibly change the mind of a man with the same stubborn streak as Captain Ahab? Ahab’s Daughter is the rollicking first novel in The Werewhale Saga, a series of fantasy adventures. If you like tenacious heroines, supernatural twists, and high seas suspense, then you’ll love Ron Vitale’s entertaining follow-up to Herman Melville’s literary classic.

The Captain's Wife

Douglas Kelley
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Author : Douglas Kelley
Publisher : Plume
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0452283558

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The Captain's Wife by Douglas Kelley Pdf

Mary Patten, the wife of a clipper ship navigator, finds herself in the world's most dangerous ocean waters off Cape Horn and in command of the ship's mutinous crew when her husband falls ill.

Hannah Rose

Louise M. Gouge
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Author : Louise M. Gouge
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1589190408

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Hannah Rose by Louise M. Gouge Pdf

Historical novel detailing the continuing adventures of Hannah Rose, widow of the infamous Captain Ahab of "Moby Dick" fame. Second book of the series.

The Cultural Gutter

Carol Borden,Chris Szego,Ian Driscoll
The Cultural Gutter Book PDF

Author : Carol Borden,Chris Szego,Ian Driscoll
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780557958399

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The Cultural Gutter by Carol Borden,Chris Szego,Ian Driscoll Pdf

Science fiction, fantasy, comics, romance, genre movies, games all drain into the Cultural Gutter, a website dedicated to thoughtful articles about disreputable art-media and genres that are a little embarrassing. Irredeemable. Worthy of Note, but rolling like errant pennies back into the gutter. The Cultural Gutter is dangerous because we have a philosophy. We try to balance enthusiasm with clear-eyed, honest engagement with the material and with our readers. This book expands on our mission with 10 articles each from science fiction/fantasy editor James Schellenberg, comics editor and publisher Carol Borden, romance editor Chris Szego, screen editor Ian Driscoll and founding editor and former games editor Jim Munroe.

Ahab’s Descendants

Ron Vitale
Ahab s Descendants Book PDF

Author : Ron Vitale
Publisher : Ron Vitale
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Ahab’s Descendants by Ron Vitale Pdf

Daughter to the infamous Captain Ahab, Morgan has searched the world's oceans looking for a way to save her family from the dark squid god Kanaloa. Weeks after she and Ishmael barely escaped from the clutches of Kanaloa on a makeshift raft; she is mysteriously transported away. When she awakes in a strange castle on the Black Sea, she befriends her mysterious host, Vlad, and his housekeeper Helena in the hopes of making her way back to Ishmael. Yet despite the distance, Kanaloa still reaches out to ensnare her in a trap hundreds of years in the making. Like a master chess player, the dark squid god has laid out his pieces in the hopes of gaining what he wants the most–his freedom. To defeat Kanaloa, Morgan must use not only her wits but her newly found powers to travel through the dreamline. With time running out, Morgan must sacrifice everything to save the ones she loves. When Kanaloa's great secret is revealed to her, all that Morgan has fought for is at risk. The decisions and sacrifices she makes will not only affect her life but of Ishmael's and the very world itself.

Ahab's Return

Jeffrey Ford
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Author : Jeffrey Ford
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062679031

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Ahab's Return by Jeffrey Ford Pdf

“Jeffrey Ford is one of the few writers who uses wonder instead of ink in his pen.” – Jonathan Carroll A bold and intriguing fabulist novel that reimagines two of the most legendary characters in American literature—Captain Ahab and Ishmael of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick—from the critically acclaimed Edgar and World Fantasy award-winning author of The Girl in the Glass and The Shadow Year. At the end of a long journey, Captain Ahab returns to the mainland to confront the true author of the novel Moby-Dick, his former shipmate, Ishmael. For Ahab was not pulled into the ocean’s depths by a harpoon line, and the greatly exaggerated rumors of his untimely death have caused him grievous harm—after hearing about Ahab’s demise, his wife and child left Nantucket for New York, and now Ahab is on a desperate quest to find them. Ahab’s pursuit leads him to The Gorgon’s Mirror, the sensationalist tabloid newspaper that employed Ishmael as a copy editor while he wrote the harrowing story of the ill-fated Pequod. In the penny press’s office, Ahab meets George Harrow, who makes a deal with the captain: the newspaperman will help Ahab navigate the city in exchange for the exclusive story of his salvation from the mouth of the great white whale. But their investigation—like Ahab’s own story—will take unexpected, dangerous, and ultimately tragic turns. Told with wisdom, suspense, a modicum of dry humor and horror, and a vigorous stretching of the truth, Ahab’s Return charts an inventive and intriguing voyage involving one of the most memorable characters in classic literature, and pays homage to one of the greatest novels ever written.

The Disobedience of Water

Sena Jeter Naslund
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Author : Sena Jeter Naslund
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1567920713

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The Disobedience of Water by Sena Jeter Naslund Pdf

A collection of eight stories, including I am Born, In the Free State, Burning Boy, How Do You Do, Mister Cat? and The Disobedience of Water.

Mocha Dick

Jeremiah N. Reynolds
Mocha Dick Book PDF

Author : Jeremiah N. Reynolds
Publisher : Sicpress.com
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-06
Category : Sperm whale
ISBN : 0615795943

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Mocha Dick by Jeremiah N. Reynolds Pdf

Jeremiah N. Reynolds (1799-1858), an American newspaper editor, lecturer, explorer and author who became an influential advocate for scientific expeditions. Reynolds gathered first-hand observations of Mocha Dick, an albino sperm whale off Chile who bedeviled a generation of whalers for thirty years before succumbing to one. Mocha Dick survived many skirmishes (by some accounts at least 100) with whalers before he was eventually killed. In May 1839, The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine published Reynolds' "Mocha Dick: Or the White Whale of the Pacific," the inspiration for Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. In Reynolds' account, Mocha Dick was killed in 1838, after he appeared to come to the aid of a distraught cow whose calf had just been slain by the whalers. His body was 70 feet long and yielded 100 barrels of oil, along with some ambergris. He also had several harpoons in his body.