Smuggling in Cornwall: An Illustrated History
Jeremy Johns
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Description for Smuggling in Cornwall: An Illustrated History
Paperback. Jeremy Johns provides a pictorial history of smuggling in Cornwall. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BTC; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445651682
SKU
V9781445651682
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-29
About Jeremy Johns
Jeremy Rowett Johns is the author of Polperro's Smuggling Story and The Smugglers' Banker. A regular broadcaster and writer on smuggling in Cornwall, he is also a direct descendant of some of the Polperro families who once engaged in the illicit trade.
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