Cross-Curricular Connections

from In the Heart of the Sea

The Essex was a whaling boat. During the time of this event, whales were hunted to manufacture products that were made from their body parts. Click on the link below to get an overview of commercial whale products and their uses.

http://www.whalingmuseum.org/library/amwhale/am_hunt.html

Throughout U.S. history, disasters at sea have been common. Click on the link below to learn about the establishment of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, which eventually joined with another organization to form the U.S. Coast Guards.

http://www.lifesavingservice.org/article_2.html