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Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World

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

Courtesy of Public Broadcast System (PBS)

Dive into the history of the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins off the coast of New England through its demise in the decades following the American Civil War.