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Beyond the Book with The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund

Read at home and go on new adventures through history - then meet at the museum to dive deeper into stories through connections with their collection.

Meetings are led by museum educators to facilitate talks and share about museum artifacts that enhance discussions about a topic in literature and/or film. Beyond the Book will meet at The Whaling Museum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor, located at 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724.

Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund: Readers have been captivated by the exploits of the legendary Captain Ahab, but how many of us have spared a thought for the woman he left behind on shore? Ahab’s wife - an unnamed character granted fewer than a dozen sentences in Moby Dick - is brought vividly to life in this rich saga. Inspect artifacts and writings left behind by local whaling wives to see how closely Naslund’s fiction imitates fact.