Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship

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These brief essays explore the history and culture during the age of whaling. Click a title below to learn more about that topic.

• A Dangerous Occupation
• What's for Dinner?: Food and Eating on Whaleships
• Mutiny!
• Sea Shanties and Other Songs
• Whaling Disaster of 1871
• Whaling and Wars
• Race & 19th Century Whaling
• Women and Whaling
• Whaling's Impact on Distant Cultures
• 19th Century Children's Literature
• Schooling in the 19th Century

• Stories
• The Story of Whaling
• Laura's Story
• Interactives
• Explore Laura's Journal
• About Whales
• Timeline
• Map of Whaling
• Explore the Ship
• Dive Deeper
• Artifacts
• Meet the Crew
• Picture Gallery
• Glossary
• People
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