New Bedford
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.
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New Bedford
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.
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New Bedford

New Bedford

New Bedford

New Bedford

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781439628881
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/17/2003
Series: Images of America Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
File size: 57 MB
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About the Author

Massachusetts historians and authors Anthony Sammarco and Paul Buchanan worked together with the New Bedford Free Public Library - which donated all of the images in this collection - to immortalize the remarkable history of this colorful town.
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