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 Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World

The nearly 400-year history of the American whaling industry.

 

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Episode: Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World

The history of the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift-and-shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the golden age of deep ocean whaling, and on to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War.

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Duration: (1:52:13)
Episode Expires: Thu 09 May 2013
TV Rating: TV-PG
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