Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860

Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860
Author :
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 280
Release :
ISBN-13 : 9781843835554
ISBN-10 : 184383555X
Rating : 4/5 (5X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 by : Cathryn J. Pearce

Download or read book Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 written by Cathryn J. Pearce and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the complex laws and practices relating to wreck law, that is the right to salvage goods washed up on the shore, examines how Cornish people made use of this "harvest of the sea" and explores how myths about Cornish wrecking have developed.


Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 Related Books

Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Cathryn J. Pearce
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Discusses the complex laws and practices relating to wreck law, that is the right to salvage goods washed up on the shore, examines how Cornish people made use
Pirates in History and Popular Culture
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Antonio Sanna
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-12 - Publisher: McFarland

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This collection of new essays covers the myriad portrayals of the figure of the pirate in historical records, literary narratives, films, television series, ope
Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea
Language: en
Pages: 326
Authors: David Cressy
Categories: Salvage
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-09-08 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern period. It exp
One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History
Language: en
Pages: 230
Authors: Helen Doe
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-02-15 - Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book takes a fresh look at the creation of the Institution, and its early founders and examines how it has responded over 200 years.
The Granite Kingdom
Language: en
Pages: 449
Authors: Tim Hannigan
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-05-11 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A fascinating, lyrical account of an east-west walk across Britain's westernmost and most mysterious region. A distant and exotic Celtic land, domain of tin-min