Requiem for Ahab

Anyone who has read Moby-Dick knows that Captain Ahab lost his life-and the lives of the crew of the Pequod-chasing the white whale, Moby Dick. The only survivor was a sailor named Ishmael. What you may not remember is that Ahab was survived by a young wife and child, Hannah and Thomas. Ahab's life has ended, but their lives must now go on without him. They move to a small town near Boston, where she meets and marries Aaron Stoddard. The years go by and Thomas Stoddard grows into a young ma...