As a minister/counselor for half a century, I have come to believe that we live in a world saturated with angry people.

Warning: this article discusses death and cannibalism. In the Heart of the Sea tells the unbelievable true story of the ...

Sam Keeley as Ramsdell and Chris Hemsworth as Owen Chase in Warner Bros. Pictures' 'In the Heart of the Sea' (2015). Though some moments were dramatized, Howard's film remained faithful to the ...

Chase, Owen Narrative of the most extraordinary and distressing shipwreck of the whale-ship Essex of Nantucket which was attacked & finally destroyed by a large spermaceti-whale in the Pacific ocean .

First ed. published in 1821 under title: Narrative of the most extraordinary and distressing shipwreck of the whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket.

Given our local history, it's not hard to imagine one of the old whaling ships driving hard through the South Pacific. Since we tend to think of sailing as a summertime thing, maybe it would be a good ...

Weather reports made by mariners more than two hundred years ago may have relevance for research into climate change today. Some local scientists believe the records from whaling ship logs hold data ...

In the Heart of the Sea isn’t just an epic tale of man versus nature, it’s also a dramatic recounting of a real attack. Though some moments were dramatized, Howard's film remained faithful to the ...