The Nantucket Gam
The Nantucket Gam
Podcast Description
A podcast about Nantucket’s History. Created and published by the Nantucket Historical Association.
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The podcast focuses on key historical events in Nantucket, with themes such as community resilience, disaster management, and traditional folklore. Specific episodes explore significant occurrences like the Great Fire of 1846 and feature stories of collaboration and loss, while also addressing modern perspectives related to historical events.
A podcast about Nantucket’s History. Research, stories and interviews that explore topics in the island’s past and tie them to modern day Nantucket. Created and published by the Nantucket Historical Association.
In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex set sail on what was meant to be a routine whaling voyage to the Pacific. Instead, it became one of history’s most harrowing survival stories – and the real-life inspiration for Moby-Dick. In Part 2 of our special two part episode “The Tragedy of the Essex“, we sit down with author and historian Nathaniel Philbrick, eight time New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2000 National Book Award for his iconic nonfiction book In the Heart of the Sea. We explore the connections between the story of the Essex and the Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, discuss the legacy of the Essex, and think about how these tales still resonate today.
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