New Bedford
A
Anthony Sammarco P
Paul BuchananIn 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.
Publication
2003
Pages
128
Format
Epub
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Excerpt
Collection
Images of America
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