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Author Herman Melville drew upon a real-life attack on a whaling ship by a sperm whale for his 1851 novel “Moby Dick.”
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The gruesome true story behind the inspiration for the novel ‘Moby...

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New Bedford was once the wealthiest city on the planet, per capita, during its whaling heyday. Now scallops are the catch that its fishing industry focuses on. Photo/Courtesy of New Bedford Whaling Museum
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New Bedford tells a whale of a tale

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