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The novel by Herman Melville about a great white whale and the sea captain consumed by the beast that had bitten off his leg sold only a few hundred copies upon its release in England and America in 1851.
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Dan Kelly
march 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
The Bluff stars Chopra Jonas as a former pirate captain who hung up her sword for a tranquil life until her sea captain is kidnapped by a former nemesis.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
English sea captains, with royal patronage, had been trafficking African people to the Caribbean and the Chesapeake Bay for decades, but on an ad-hoc basis.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Where to Stay: Greydon House is located within a former sea captain’s house directly off the wharf in town.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
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Dan Kelly
march 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
The Bluff stars Chopra Jonas as a former pirate captain who hung up her sword for a tranquil life until her sea captain is kidnapped by a former nemesis.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
English sea captains, with royal patronage, had been trafficking African people to the Caribbean and the Chesapeake Bay for decades, but on an ad-hoc basis.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Where to Stay: Greydon House is located within a former sea captain’s house directly off the wharf in town.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20captain. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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