Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
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Examine 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, the tragedy of the Essex, and the career of Moby Dick's Herman Melville, and on to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2010-05-10
Runtime: 120 mins
Director: Ric Burns
Writer: Ric Burns
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Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Production Companies: Steeplechase Films
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