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- Ahab's wife, or, The star-gazer / by Naslund, Sena Jeter.(CARDINAL)779043; Melville, Herman,1819-1891.Moby Dick.(CARDINAL)198737;
A novel inspired by Herman Melville's Moby Dick chronicles the life of Una Spenser, wife of the immortal Captain Ahab, from her Kentucky childhood, through her adventures disguised as a whaling ship cabin boy, to her various marriages.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Fiction.; Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character); Ship captains' spouses; Whalers' spouses;
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- Ahab's wife, or, The star-gazer : a novel / by Naslund, Sena Jeter.(CARDINAL)779043; Melville, Herman,1819-1891.Moby Dick.(CARDINAL)198737;
A novel inspired by Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Melville, HermanInspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick Sena Jeter Naslund has created an enthralling and compellingly readable saga, spanning a rich, eventful, and dramatic life. At once a family drama, a romantic adventure, and a portrait of a real and loving marriage. Ahab's Wife gives a new perspective on the American experience.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character); Ship captains' spouses; Whalers' spouses; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
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- Northern lights : one woman, two teams, and the football field that changed their lives / by Parker, Cathy(Cathy B.),author.(CARDINAL)850471; Thomas, David,1968 June 21-author.(CARDINAL)501762;
A higher calling -- "It's you" -- Resenting football -- Season of change -- Men built for others -- Introduction to Barrow -- Obedience plus inspiration -- It's official : Project Alaska -- "He'll prepare their hearts" -- A family in the media -- Unexpected help -- A $40,000 miracle -- Welcome to Jacksonville -- Fun in the sun -- A life-changing week -- Critical state -- Black Monday -- Warm reception -- Friday night sunlight -- One more miracle? -- Closing the books -- No desire for normal -- A new burrow."Life is hard in Barrow, Alaska. Football mom Cathy Parker first caught a glimpse of this far-away reality from the comfort of her Jacksonville, Florida, living room while watching a 2006 ESPN report on the Barrow Whalers, a high school football team consisting mostly of Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo natives playing in the most difficult of conditions and trying to overcome the most unlikely of odds. These players--raised the northernmost town in the United States, where drug abuse is rampant and the high school dropout rate is high--found themselves playing on a gravel field, using flour to draw the lines ... Overcome by a surprising stirring in her soul to reach out and help, Cathy was determined to build a suitable field for the Barrow Whalers. Not fully understanding the many obstacles, both financially and logistically, that would line the path ahead, Cathy charged forward with a determined spirit and a heart for both the football team and the greater community of Barrow. She spearheaded a campaign that raised more than half-a-million dollars through people all around the country rallying around one common goal: changing the lives of young men through football"--- Subjects: Parker, Cathy (Cathy B.); Barrow High School (Barrow, Alaska); Barrow Whalers (Football team); Football; Football; School sports; School sports; Athletic fields; Coaches' spouses;
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