Name: Smuggling in Cornwall: An Illustrated History (en Inglés)
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Author: Rowett Johns, Jeremy
ISBN: 9781445651682

portada Smuggling in Cornwall: An Illustrated History (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Jeremy Rowett Johns

Editorial

Amberley Publishing

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.1 x 16.3 x 1.0 cm

Peso

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9781445651682

Categorías

Crímenes reales
Fuerzas navales
Historia militar
Barcos y embarcaciones

Smuggling in Cornwall: An Illustrated History (en Inglés)

Jeremy Rowett Johns (Autor) · Amberley Publishing · Tapa Blanda

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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.