The Last Voyage of the Whaling Bark Progress: New Bedford, Chicago and the Twilight of an Industry

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Daniel Gifford

The Last Voyage of the Whaling Bark Progress

New Bedford, Chicago and the Twilight of an Industry

Daniel Gifford

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English

McFarland & Co Inc
09 June 2020

Maritime history; Fisheries & related industries; Ships & shipping: general interest

The whaling bark Progress was a New Bedford ship transformed into a whaling museum for Chicago's 1893 world's fair. Traversing waterways across North America, the whaleship enthralled crowds from Montreal to Racine. Her ultimate fate, however, was to be a failed sideshow of marine curiosities and a metaphor for a dying industry out of step with Gilded Age America. This book uses the story of the Progress to detail the rise, fall, and eventual demise of the whaling industry in America. The legacy of this whaling bark can be found throughout New England and Chicago, and invites questions about what it means to transform a dying industry into a museum piece.

By: Daniel Gifford
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9781476682150
ISBN 10: 1476682151
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 09 June 2020
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel Gifford, Ph.D.’s career spans academia and public history, including George Mason University, George Washington University, and the Smithsonian Institution. A scholar of American popular culture and museums studies, he currently teaches at several universities near his home in Louisville, Kentucky.

Reviews for The Last Voyage of the Whaling Bark Progress: New Bedford, Chicago and the Twilight of an Industry

"""Not only is this volume of interest to readers wanting to know more about the whaling industry, but this book is also a case study for museum designers. The Progress's history, the story of a whaling ship--how to display and interpret a past that has become more myth than reality, how to provide an educational experience, and make it alive and interesting--offers museum curators a case study to learn from. This book is sure to captivate a variety of readers.""--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society"