American Experience: Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World Blu-ray - AV Item

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Description

• Special Features -
  
  Deleted scenes take a closer look at whales, the history of Nantucket, and the whaling industry:
  The Forecastle - Experts Margaret Creighton and Stuart Frank consider the reasons why men were drawn to employment on whaleships, and describe how they occupied themselves during long stretches of inactivity. This is covered primarily by our reenactment footage filmed aboard the Charles W. Morgan and the Brig Niagara [04:02]
  Pollard's Return - Expert Nat Philbrick describes the scene as Essex captain George Pollard returns to Nantucket after having cannibalized his young cousin. This is covered by archival materials from the Nantucket Historical Association.[01:06];
  Nantucket - Expert Nat Philbrick narrates the arc of the island's history, beginning with the founding families and ending with the collapse of the whaling industry in the 1850s, and making mention along the way of the island's connections to the Gold Rush, Folgers Coffee, and Macy's. This will be covered by a combination of our live footage and archival materials furnished the project by the Nantucket Historical Assocation [~06:00]; and
  Whales - Experts Daniel Vickers, Nat Philbrick and Eric Jay Dolin consider just what it is about whales that make them so compelling to human beings. This will be covered.
  
  Bonus footage:
  Wings of Gull - Mystic Seaport reenactors gather around vocalist Rick Spencer in the cramped forecastle of the Charles W. Morgan as he delivers an a cappella performance of the whaling shanty "Wings of a Gull." This song and scene have a somber feel. [03:36];
  Bonnie Ship the Diamond - Mystic seaport reenactor and musical performer David Littlefield delivers a rousing performance of the whaling shanty "Bonnie Ship the Diamond," with banjo and violin accompaniment. As above, David is among the Mystic reenactors in the crowded and smoky forecastle of the Charles W. Morgan. [02:35]; and
  Coast of Peru - Mystic Seaport reenactor and musical performer David Littlefield sings the whaling shanty "Coast of Peru," a cappella, on the deck of the Charles W. Morgan. [02:50] .