Jones, S. D

Olive Dunford, a young woman of strong opinions, firmly believes America should intervene in what she sees as the mistreatment of the people of Cuba at the hands of Spain, and does not hesitate to share her views in her newspaper column, but she is shocked to discover the effect of her words in her own family.

Miles Pryce, determined to collect a debt from his cousin Jefferson Dunford, provokes a family tragedy when he puts money before compassion.

Retells the story of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him.