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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:American experience (Television program)
Other Authors: Burns, Ric (Screenwriter), Dafoe, Willem (Narrator), Yu, Li-Shin (Film editor), Keane, Brian (composer (expression)), Squires, Buddy (director of photography.), Goldsmith, Paul (Cinematographer) (director of photography.), Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired ; closed-captioned.
Published: ©2010
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Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2010 as an episode of American experience.
Special features: Deleted scenes that take a closer look at whales, the history of Nantucket, and the whaling industry (approximately 23 min.); Bonus reenactment footage, featuring whaling sea shanties being sung aboard the Charles W. Morgan (approximately 15 min.).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Edited by Li-Shin Yu ; music by Brian Keane ; cinematography by Buddy Squires, Paul Goldsmith.
ISBN:9781608832521
160883252X