Moby Dick and the Whaling Industry of the 19th Century
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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.
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:0823945057
ISBN13:9780823945054
Release Date:February 2004
Publisher:Rosen Young Adult
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.4" x 9.5"
Age Range:10 to 13 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 8
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