Bering Sea Whaler

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West - A podcast by Dr. Ken Turner - Tuesdays

In 1856 six year old Minnie and her mother Mary with her husband Captain Sam Lawrence boarded the whaling ship Addison. They spent the next four years in the Alaskan waters returning to Massachusetts with a full load of oil and baleen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices