Whaling was, in the words of one scholar, “early capitalism unleashed on the high seas.” How did the U.S. come to dominate the whale market? Why did whale hunting die out here — and continue to grow elsewhere? And is that whale vomit in your perfume? (Part 1 of “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)
To find out more, check out the podcasts from which this hour was drawn: “The First Great American Industry” and “Why Do People Still Hunt Whales?”
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