2010 · 2h 0m · Documentary, History
Genres: Documentary, History
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…
Director: Ric Burns
Writers: Ric Burns
Editor: Li-Shin Yu