Curated OER
National Park Service: New Bedford Whaling Historical Park:technology&business
Read about the many products obtained from whales, how the whales were hunted, and how the business of whaling was run. This dangerous business brought riches to New England for about a century.
Library of Congress
Loc: Portuguese in the u.s.: Whaling, Fishing, and Industrial Employment
This brief article outlines the the employement of Portuguese immigrants in the whaling industry in southern New England in the 19th century.
NOAA
Noaa: Maritime Heritage: Our Whaling Pasts
A look at whaling in history worldwide, and specifically, whaling in the American "Golden Age" of whaling.