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Title 19th century American whaleman / Video produced by Sophie Levy
Published New York, NY : A & E Television Networks, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (46 min.))
Series A day in their lives
American history in video
Summary This groundbreaking series travels through time to recreate the daily lives of ordinary people during extraordinary times. Each episode draws on historical records, first-person accounts, digital imagery, dramatic re-enactments and archival footage (where available) to paint detailed, accurate pictures of daily life. 19th Century American Whaleman: From the moment when a whale is sighted to the gruesome, grueling work of rending the blubber for oil, follow a 19-year-old crewmen on a Pacific whaler as he risks his life in one of the most dangerous jobs of all time
Notes In English
Print version record
Subject Whaling -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Whaling.
United States.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Form Streaming video
Author Levy, Sophie, 1978-
Tindall, John