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549. The First Great American Industry
Freakonomics Radio
The Future of Whale Hunting on Nantucket
In the early 1700s, a whale boat was blown out to sea in a storm. The blood and oil of the whale still the waters in this storm in a biblical fashion. This is the high end portion of the whale oil market. By the 1770s, whale ships were outfitted with tri-works on board.
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