Moby Dick - Illustrated Classics Author:Herman Melville, Donna Carlson (Adapter) Back cover: — This is the exciting adventure of Captain Ahab's fanatical hunt for the great white whale named Moby Dick. — When Ishmael, a young adventurer, decides to join a whaling ship, he discovers that its commander, the one-legged Captain Ahab, has only one goal - to get revenge on the whale who crippled him! — The spine-tingling search for M... more »oby Dick is underway leaving Ishmael and the rest of the crew to fight for their lives!