Moby Dick

The Berkshire County Historical Society is gearing up for its 10th-annual "Moby-Dick" read-a-thon at Arrowhead — the Pittsfield residence where Herman Melville wrote the book over 18 months, starting in 1850.

New England in the late nineteenth century was home to a set of high-spirited and ambitious writers who were, for the first time, creating a distinctly…

A new movie based on the tale behind the American classic Moby-Dick has Pittsfield historical sites eager to showcase what they have to offer on author…