Into the deep : America, whaling & the world
(DVD)
Published
Arlington, Va. : PBS Distribution, c2010.
Format
DVD
ISBN
9781608832521, 160883252X
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color w/ black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating
Not rated.
Status
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Published
Arlington, Va. : PBS Distribution, c2010.
Language
English
ISBN
9781608832521, 160883252X
UPC
841887012553
Notes
General Note
Originally produced in 2010.
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, Li-Shin Yu ; music, Brian Keane ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Paul Goldsmith.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Willem Dafoe ; voices, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Hamilton, Vincent Kartheiser, Callie Thorne, Philip Bosco.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Language
Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired ; closed-captioned.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary television programs.
Essex (Whaleship)
Historical reenactments (Television programs)
Historical television programs.
Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891.
Nantucket (Mass.) -- History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Whale oil -- Law and legislation.
Whale oil.
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers' writings, American.
Whaling -- Environmental aspects.
Whaling -- United States -- History.
Whaling in literature.
Whaling masters.
Whaling ships.
Whaling stations.
Essex (Whaleship)
Historical reenactments (Television programs)
Historical television programs.
Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891.
Nantucket (Mass.) -- History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Whale oil -- Law and legislation.
Whale oil.
Whalers (Persons)
Whalers' writings, American.
Whaling -- Environmental aspects.
Whaling -- United States -- History.
Whaling in literature.
Whaling masters.
Whaling ships.
Whaling stations.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burns, R., Recine, M., Lafave, B., Espinola, R., Dafoe, W., Leonard, R. S., Hamilton, J., Kartheiser, V., Thorne, C., Bosco, P., Keane, B., & Melville, H. (2010). Into the deep: America, whaling & the world . PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ric. Burns et al.. 2010. Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World. Arlington, Va.: PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ric. Burns et al.. Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World Arlington, Va.: PBS Distribution, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burns, Ric., et al. Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World PBS Distribution, 2010.
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