whaling
A wondrous tale, could the rave old whale, Of the mighty deep disclose; Of the skeleton forms, of by-gone storms, And of treasures, that no one knows. He has seen the crew, when the tempest blew. Drop down from the slippery deck, As he shook the tide, from his glassy side, And sporting mongst ocean and wreck. Sea Song, from the Journal of a Sailor. The history of whaling embodies the American spirit in its absolute form. Expansion, industrialization, innovation, self-reliance and cultural contrast are all inter-woven in this tale of America's first manufacturing industry and the first opportunities presented to men of color and foreign origin. While America's native Indians first hunted whales in canoes during the early 17th century, it wasn't until fifty years later that whaling became a organic venture off the shores of Long Island Sound and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. A the United States became
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Sperm Whale, Whales Scrimshaw, Green Hand, Ichabod Paddock, Journal Sailor, AThe American, Sea Islands, , Nantucket Island, Commercial Wharf, sperm whale, whaling industry, # 4, shores island, blue whales, foreign origin, century nantucket, whale oil, blue whale,
Approximate Word count = 1768
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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