Ahab's wife, or, The star-gazer
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New York : William Morrow and Co., [1999].
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Published
New York : William Morrow and Co., [1999].
Format
Book
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xix, 668 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Street Date
9911
Language
English

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Illustrations by Christopher Wormell.
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A novel inspired by Herman Melville's Moby Dick.
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The adventures of Una Spenser who went to sea disguised as a cabin boy. Shipwrecked, she marries one of the survivors, then falls in love with Captain Ahab, a man obsessed with a white whale. She becomes involved in fighting slavery and in women's rights.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Naslund, S. J., & Melville, H. (1999). Ahab's wife, or, The star-gazer (First edition.). William Morrow and Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Naslund, Sena Jeter and Herman Melville. 1999. Ahab's Wife, Or, The Star-gazer. William Morrow and Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Naslund, Sena Jeter and Herman Melville. Ahab's Wife, Or, The Star-gazer William Morrow and Co, 1999.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Naslund, Sena Jeter., and Herman Melville. Ahab's Wife, Or, The Star-gazer First edition., William Morrow and Co., 1999.

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