Into the deep, America, whaling & the world
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Label
Into the deep, America, whaling & the world
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
NRC
Main title
Into the deep
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
120
Series statement
American experience
Sub title
America, whaling & the world
Summary
For two centuries, American whale oil lit the world - illuminating and powering the start of the industrial revolution, and laying the groundwork for a truly global economy. This two-hour film will tell the riveting and extraordinary story of the American whaling industry, from its origins off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the great golden age of deep-ocean whaling, to the industry's spectacular demise
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Subject
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whale oil + Law and legislation
- Whaling -- United States -- History
- Whale oil
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Whaling ships
- Essex (Whaleship)
- Whaling stations
- Whaling masters
- Whaling + Environmental aspects
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
- Whalers' writings, American
- Nantucket (Mass.) -- History
- Whaling in literature
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
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- Genre1
- Subject14
- Whalers (Persons)
- Whale oil + Law and legislation
- Whaling -- United States -- History
- Whale oil
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Whaling ships
- Essex (Whaleship)
- Whaling stations
- Whaling masters
- Whaling + Environmental aspects
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
- Whalers' writings, American
- Nantucket (Mass.) -- History
- Whaling in literature
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- resource.filmeditor1
- Is Based On1
- Is Derivative Of1
- Is Part Of1
- composerexpression1
- Narrator1
- resource.screenwriter1
- resource.televisiondirector1
- resource.televisionproducer6
- resource.voiceactor5