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* {{Tuckerization}}: At one point, Ishmael recounts the career of a sea captain named D'Wolf, mentioning that "I have the honor to be a nephew of his". John D'Wolf was a real person, and Herman Melville was actually his nephew.

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At one point, Ishmael recounts the career of a sea captain named D'Wolf, mentioning that "I have the honor to be a nephew of his". John D'Wolf was a real person, and Herman Melville was actually his nephew.nephew.
** Starbuck gets his name from a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbuck_(whaling_family) prominent line]] of Nantucket whalers.
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The story begins "Some years ago—never mind how long precisely...", although various clues show that it's in the 1840s, probably early in the decade.

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