New Bedford (MA) (Images of America)
Book Details
Author(s)Anthony Sammarco, Paul Buchanan
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN / ASIN0738512850
ISBN-139780738512853
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,241,210
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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.
