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19th century American whaleman / Video produced by Sophie Levy.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- A day in their lives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Whaling--United States--History--19th century.
- Whaling.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (46 min.).)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : A&E Television Networks, 2001.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- 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:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 19, 2010).
- Previously published as DVD.
- OCLC:
- 677927164
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