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Smuggling in Cornwall
- An Illustrated History
Engelsk
Bogcover for Smuggling in Cornwall af Jeremy Rowett Johns, 9781445651682
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Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781445651682
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1445651688
Udg. Dato:
15 mar 2016
Størrelse i cm:
16,8 x 23,5 x 0,9
Oplagsdato:
15 mar 2016
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Smuggling in Cornwall

- An Illustrated History
Engelsk
Paperback 2016
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Smuggling in Cornwall: An Illustrated History tells the story of the smuggling trade that flourished in Cornwall during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Drawing on extant source material, it examines how the trade was organised and financed with particular reference to the fishing village of Polperro on the south coast of Cornwall, where it was masterminded by Zephaniah Job, known as the ‘Smugglers’ Banker’. Cornwall’s extensive coastline and isolated location made it possible for large quantities of rum, brandy, gin, tea and tobacco to be shipped across from Guernsey and brought ashore in secluded coves. Repeated attempts by Revenue officers to seize contraband goods were invariably thwarted; even when a smuggler was caught red-handed, it was rare for a Cornish jury to convict him. But in 1798, the murder of a Customs officer by one of the crew of a smuggling vessel named the Lottery led to the establishment of the coastguard service and the eventual decline of the smuggling trade.Here, in this illustrated and well-researched book, Jeremy Rowett Johns explores this fascinating area of Cornish maritime history.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781445651682
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1445651688
Udg. Dato:
15 mar 2016
Størrelse i cm:
16,8 x 23,5 x 0,9
Oplagsdato:
15 mar 2016
Forfatter(e):
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