“In the Heart of the Sea,” starring Chris Hemsworth, is based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s book, which details a whale hunt that inspired Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.” The film opens Friday. Courtesy of ...
Adapted from Why Read Moby-Dick?, by Nathaniel Philbrick, to be published this month by viking; © 2011 by the author. Even though I hadn’t read a word of it, I ...
An abridged retelling of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Includes pop-up illustrations. siris_sil_944448 ...