num_pages: 302
description: Discusses the settlement of New Bedford by the Quakers, their development of the whaling industry, and the events surrounding the destruction of the Arctic fleet in 1871
language: English
title: Children of the Light: The Rise and Fall of New Bedford Whaling and the Death of the Arctic Fleet
titlecomplete: Children of the Light: The Rise and Fall of New Bedford Whaling and the Death of the Arctic Fleet
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 15
publisher: Parnassus Imprints