New Bedford (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531608651)

In 1765, when Joseph Rotch sailed across the bay from Nantucket, he brought with him the skills and knowledge to start New Bedford's whaling industry. By 1830 the town was a larger whaling port than Nantucket, with an immense fleet employing more than 10,000 people.

Author: Anthony Sammarco, Paul Buchanan
ISBN-10: 1531608655
ISBN-13: 9781531608651
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 07/17/2003
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d