In 1841, he set out from New Bedford on his own whale hunting journey that informed the depth of technical detail found in "Moby-Dick." The marathon's timing is aligned to mark Melville's ...

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The Mystic Seaport Museum hosts an annual marathon reading of Moby Dick to celebrate Herman Melville's birthday, Aug. 1 on the Charles W. Morgan.

New Bedford is the setting for the opening scenes of “Moby-Dick,” but the fictional journey of the tall ship Pequod begins in Nantucket. It ends in the sea.

"Moby-Dick" was published in 1851 on the brink of the Civil War. The ship represents a microcosm of a diverse and divided country.