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Had some fun researching the naval career of the fellow who served as Melville's character model for Captain Ahab. http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/147577/108
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On Monday, August 5, 2013 2:18:36 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Had some fun researching the naval career of the fellow who served as Melville's character model for Captain Ahab. http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/147577/108


Really. Now that is interesting. I wouldn't have thought that Ahab was based on a 'real' person. But in ways a lot of novels are....
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