Around 1800 a sperm whale was born that was destined to become legend His first recorded attack against a whaleboat occurred in 1810 He would go on to wage more than 100 battles with whalers Mocha Dick’s physical description and accomplishments are well docu mented According to the men who hunted him he was one of the largest most powerful and most cunning of all sperm whales Often referred to as the White Whale of the Pacific his place in sea lore was so prominent that Mocha Dick became the inspiration for the great white whale in Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick This is the story of mocha dick
For my editor Aaron a sharp eye a keen ear and a trusted friend to fine language BJH For my wife Leann RE Text copyright 2014 Brian J Heinz Illustrations copyright 2014 Randall Enos Designed by Rita Marshall Edited by Aaron Frisch Published in 2014 by Creative Editions eBook edition published in 2015 by Creative Digital P O Box 227 Mankato MN 56002 USA Creative Editions and Creative Digital are imprints of The Creative Company All rights reserved No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced by any means without the written permission of the publisher Printed in China Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heinz Brian J Mocha Dick the legend and fury by Brian Heinz illustrated by Randall Enos Summary The original great white whale first spied off the coast of Chile in 1810 becomes a prime target for whalers as he thrashes about the Pacific and achieves legendary status ISBN 978-1-56846-242-4 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-499-4 eBook 1 Sperm whale Juvenile fiction 1 Sperm whale Fiction 2 Whales Fiction 3 Whaling Fiction I Enos Randall illustrator II Title PZ10 3 H31765Moc 2014 Fic dc23 2013040661 First Edition 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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