Whaling in Massachusetts

By Gioia Dimock

Book Overview

The popular novel Moby-Dick first spurred young and old alike to romanticize the whaling industry. Author Herman Melville wrote his story based on the exploits of the Essex whaleship, and he documented his travels aboard the Acushnet, which departed from

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146711622X
• ISBN13: 9781467116220
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"