Illinois Professor Describes How Whaling Shaped u.s. Culture Even After Petroleum Replaced It

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Aug 14, 2023, 9:00 pm129 pts
The whaling industry helped drive industrialization in the 19th century, with whale oil used to light lamps and lubricate machinery.

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