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Images of America, Alaska's Whaling Coast
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Images of America, Alaska's Whaling Coast

in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through...
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Images of America, Alaska's Whaling Coast

in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through the melting ice, and the Inuit way of whaling—in fact, their entire livelihood—would be forever changed. Baleen was worth nearly $5... In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through the melting ice, and the Inuit way of whaling—in fact, their entire livelihood—would be forever changed. Baleen was worth nearly $5 a pound. But the new trading posts brought guns, alcohol, and disease. In 1905, a new type of whaling using modern steel whale-catchers and harpoon cannons appeared along the Alaskan coast. Yet the Inuit and Inupiat continue whaling today from approximately 15 small towns scattered along the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Strait. Whaling for these people is a life-or-death proposition in a land considered uninhabitable by many, for without the whale, whole villages probably could not survive as they have for centuries. Show more Show less
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Maritime commerce, Whaling
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Copyright © 2013 by Dale Vinnedge
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Images of America, The Port of Los Angeles
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Images of America, The Port of Los Angeles

in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
The epic of the Port of Los Angeles was initiated more than 150 years ago by a handful of visionaries and entrepreneurs who exploited both fortunate and outrageous circumstances to transform a tidal mudflat into the world’s largest man-made harbor. Phineas Banning and archrival Augustus Timms were among the firs...
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Images of America, The Port of Los Angeles

in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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The epic of the Port of Los Angeles was initiated more than 150 years ago by a handful of visionaries and entrepreneurs who exploited both fortunate and outrageous circumstances to transform a tidal mudflat into the world’s largest man-made harbor. Phineas Banning and archrival Augustus Timms were among the first to realize the potential of the coastal dent on the map called San Pedro Bay in the 1850s. The bay’s namesake village expanded from... The epic of the Port of Los Angeles was initiated more than 150 years ago by a handful of visionaries and entrepreneurs who exploited both fortunate and outrageous circumstances to transform a tidal mudflat into the world’s largest man-made harbor. Phineas Banning and archrival Augustus Timms were among the first to realize the potential of the coastal dent on the map called San Pedro Bay in the 1850s. The bay’s namesake village expanded from a backwater loading point for raw cattle hides to a deepwater harbor rivaling and eventually surpassing San Francisco as the busiest port on the U.S. Pacific coast, and would later become the nation’s largest container port. Political battles in far-off Washington, D.C., economic booms and depressions, world wars, and billions of tons of cargo and material later, the Port of Los Angeles remains America’s premier revolving door for trade with markets around the world. Show more Show less
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Seaports
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Michael D. White
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Making of America, Maritime Marion
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Making of America, Maritime Marion

in Making of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002), 160 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Marion's relationship with the ocean has been the defining element in the small town's development since its settlement as Sippican in America's colonial era. Since 1678, generation after generation of Marion families have relied upon the opportunities a port and sea provide in both life and industry. The waters o...
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Making of America, Maritime Marion

in Making of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002), 160 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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Marion's relationship with the ocean has been the defining element in the small town's development since its settlement as Sippican in America's colonial era. Since 1678, generation after generation of Marion families have relied upon the opportunities a port and sea provide in both life and industry. The waters of Buzzards Bay run deep in this coastal community, and its influence leaves an indelible mark not only upon every cove, beach, and inle... Marion's relationship with the ocean has been the defining element in the small town's development since its settlement as Sippican in America's colonial era. Since 1678, generation after generation of Marion families have relied upon the opportunities a port and sea provide in both life and industry. The waters of Buzzards Bay run deep in this coastal community, and its influence leaves an indelible mark not only upon every cove, beach, and inlet, but upon the very spirit of each resident and visitor. For many, the sea is a temperamental and dangerous mistress, and Marion's affair with her is no different, for this town has experienced both great gain in wealth and horrific loss of life and property by her hands over the centuries. In Maritime Marion, Massachusetts, readers take a remarkable journey across four centuries of struggle and prosperity as a simple coastal hamlet evolves into a celebrated nautical center for shipbuilding, fishing, and racing. This unique volume, containing over 100 black-and-white illustrations, chronicles the many aspects of maritime life, from trade to recreation, including the once-prominent whaling industry, the various local saltworks, the traditions of Tabor Academy, the influence of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, and the prestige of the Beverly Yacht Club. However, one of the greatest pleasures and customs of any seacoast community is its storytelling, and Maritime Marion recounts several of the town's most interesting and puzzling tales, such as the mystery of the Mary Celeste's lost crew, the tragedies of numerous hurricanes, the fate of the British warship HMS Nimrod, and the experiences of the first lighthouse keepers on Bird Island. Show more Show less
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Making of America
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Judith Westlund Rosbe
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New York: America's Busiest City, Episode 2, New Fulton Fish Market
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New York: America's Busiest City, Episode 2, New Fulton Fish Market

presented by Ade Adepitan, 1973-, Ant Anstead, 1979-, Anita Rani, 1977- and Dan Snow, 1978-; produced by Julie O'Neill, fl. 2000-2017, James Pearson, fl. 2006-2017 and Amanda Lyon, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, in New York: America's Busiest City, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 49 mins

New York City is America’s commercial, economic and cultural heart and, according to the Global Economic Power Index, the world’s most powerful city. Such success would not be possible without cutting-edge logistics, engineering and technology. This eye-opening series visits three crucial locations in New York...

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New York: America's Busiest City, Episode 2, New Fulton Fish Market

presented by Ade Adepitan, 1973-, Ant Anstead, 1979-, Anita Rani, 1977- and Dan Snow, 1978-; produced by Julie O'Neill, fl. 2000-2017, James Pearson, fl. 2006-2017 and Amanda Lyon, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, in New York: America's Busiest City, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 49 mins
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New York City is America’s commercial, economic and cultural heart and, according to the Global Economic Power Index, the world’s most powerful city. Such success would not be possible without cutting-edge logistics, engineering and technology. This eye-opening series visits three crucial locations in New York – including Grand Central Terminal and Central Park – and explores the day-to-day details, everyday heroes and quirks of history t...

New York City is America’s commercial, economic and cultural heart and, according to the Global Economic Power Index, the world’s most powerful city. Such success would not be possible without cutting-edge logistics, engineering and technology. This eye-opening series visits three crucial locations in New York – including Grand Central Terminal and Central Park – and explores the day-to-day details, everyday heroes and quirks of history that keep this mega-city motoring forward. Real-life stories, hidden passageways, record-breaking tunnels and night-time sessions in the UPS sorting depot provide an illuminating glimpse behind-the-scenes of New York. A restless exploration of a city always on the move.

The second part of this three-part series, revealing the astonishing daily systems that allow America's biggest and busiest city to function. Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow are in New York. From their base at the New Fulton fish market in The Bronx, they reveal the hidden nighttime operations, hard-nosed negotiations and price fluctuations of this wholesale operation. It is a stock exchange for seafood.

This time, Anita, Ade and Ant trace New York's food back to its source. Ade discovers that New York state produces an astonishing 600,000 tonnes of apples, more than 2.5 times Britain's entire production. Anita visits a cattle farm that supplies the steakhouses of New York and finds their diet includes chocolate, crisps and pasta.

Ant visits the New New York Bridge - $4 billion project that will provide a new transport artery for the city. Dan Snow heads to Freshkills on Staten Island. Once the world's biggest landfill with 150 million tonnes of rubbish, it has been transformed into 2,200 acres of parkland.

And we report on the revolution overtaking New York's food delivery networks. Our cameras go out with the takeaway delivery drivers responsible for getting 180,000 chicken wings to hungry New Yorkers.

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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Julie O'Neill, fl. 2000-2017, James Pearson, fl. 2006-2017, Amanda Lyon, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Ade Adepitan, 1973-, Ant Anstead, 1979-, Anita Rani, 1977-, Dan Snow, 1978-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
New York: America's Busiest City
Topic / Theme
Trade and commerce, Fisheries, Cattle, Waste disposal, Apples, Food supply, Family and Culture, Trade and Commerce, Food Manufacturing, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), Late 20th Century (1975–2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2016 BBC Worldwide
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