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Herman Melville: A Voyage into History
This story originally appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of Prologue magazine. Herman Melville’s classic American novel, Moby-Dick, was first published in the United States on November 14, 1851. In Moby-Dick and his earlier books, Melville called upon his own experience aboard whaling ships, most notably his 18 months spent aboard the Acushnet, sailing out [...]
Posted by Victoria on November 14, 2011, under - Exploration, Prologue Magazine, Unusual documents.
Tags: Acushnet, crew list, herman melville, Moby-Dick
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