Date / Time
- March 12, 2020
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Author of Captain Ahab Had a Wife: New England Women and the Whalefishery, a look at the critical role of women in shaping the American whaling industry and maritime culture.
Upcoming Events
In Conversation With Dr. Joe Roman | Raising Whales: How the Recovery of Cetaceans Can Help Restore the Oceans
Date / Time
- April 2, 2020
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Conservation biologist Roman will discuss our new understanding of whales, including their roles in distributing nutrients to other species and stabilizing marine systems under stress.
In Conversation With Andrew Delbanco | Melville and America’s Moral Crisis
Date / Time
- May 20, 2020
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Author Delbanco will talk about how Herman Melville engaged with the slavery question in his literary works, and will sign copies of his new book, The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War.