New Bedford

ISBN-13: 9781531608651 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 130 str.

Anthony Sammarco;Paul Buchanan

Opis

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