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1) Moby-Dick
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Language
English
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A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale, who defied capture.
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska's coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And in that particular year, winter blasted early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Their ships locked in ice, with no means of escape, the whalers had limited provisions on board, and little hope of surviving until warmer temperatures arrived many months later. Here is the incredible...
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Publisher
Recorded Books
Publication Date
p2011, c2010
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (6 hr., 25 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
12 sound discs (854 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A gothic, literary adventure set in New England, Janice Clark's haunting debut chronicles one hundred years of a once prosperous and now crumbling whaling family, told by its last surviving member.