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Preview: Season 22 Episode 8 | 31s
The nearly 400-year history of the American whaling industry.
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.
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Into the Deep preview
Preview: Season 22 Episode 8 | 31s
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.
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Into the Deep: American Experience - Preview
Preview: S22 Ep8 | 30s | Airs Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)
Author Interview: Nat Philbrick
Clip: S22 Ep8 | 9m 5s | Author Nathaniel Philbrick talks about his approach to his book, In the Heart of the Sea. (9m 5s)
Into the Deep: Shanty - Bonnie Diamond
Clip: S22 Ep8 | 4m 17s | Whaling shanty Bonnie the Diamond (4m 17s)
Into the Deep: Shanty - Wings of a Gull
Clip: S22 Ep8 | 3m 11s | Whaling shanty Wearing Whaling Grounds (Wings of a Gull) (3m 11s)
Into the Deep Whale Vocalizations
Clip: S22 Ep8 | 5m 10s | Acoustic recordings of whale vocalizations (5m 10s)
Clip: S22 Ep8 | 7m 11s | Into the Deep producer talks about life on the set. (7m 11s)
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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.