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Life in an Eastern Seaport Town 1870's

Re-creates daily life in a New England seaport town by focusing on Joshua and his family the day before his father and older brother are due to ship out on a whale hunt that will keep them away from home for as long as five years. Follows the family around town as they make last minute preparations, visiting the ship's chandler, the general store, and the ship carver's store. Considers the clothing fashions of the day, navigation instruments, a brief maritime history, and the lonely existence of the women., Filmed in Nantucket, Mystic, and New York's South Street Seaport, this film shows the skills of shipbuilding, sail making, and rope making. Through the daily life of a family, it suggests the importance of the sailing ship to the economy of the area and the country.
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Re-creates daily life in a New England seaport town by focusing on Joshua and his family the day before his father and older brother are due to ship out on a whale hunt that will keep them away from home for as long as five years. Follows the family around town as they make last minute preparations, visiting the ship's chandler, the general store, and the ship carver's store. Considers the clothing fashions of the day, navigation instruments, a brief maritime history, and the lonely existence of the women., Filmed in Nantucket, Mystic, and New York's South Street Seaport, this film shows the skills of shipbuilding, sail making, and rope making. Through the daily life of a family, it suggests the importance of the sailing ship to the economy of the area and the country., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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