Into the deep : America, whaling & the world / American Experience Films presents a Steeplechase Films production ; written and directed by Ric Burns ; produced by Bonnie Lafave, Mary Recine, Robin Espinola, Ric Burns ; series producer, Susan Bellows ; executive producer, Mark Samels ; a Steeplechase Films production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation.

Into the deep : America, whaling & the world /

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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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Other Authors: Burns, Ric (Screenwriter), Dafoe, Willem (Narrator), Yu, Li-Shin (Film editor), Keane, Brian (composer (expression)), Squires, Buddy (director of photography.), Goldsmith, Paul (director of photography.), Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: ©2010
Series:American experience (Television program)
Subjects:
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891.
Essex (Whaleship)
Whaling > United States > History.
Whalers (Persons)
Whaling masters.
Whaling ships.
Whaling in literature.
Whaling stations.
Whalers' writings, American.
Whale oil.
Whale oil > Law and legislation.
Whaling > Environmental aspects.
Nantucket (Mass.) > History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Call Number: 639.28 .I58 2010
639.28 .I58 2010 Available

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