Blackgang 1835: Smuggling, Wrecks and Revenue in the Isle of Wight - Brossura

Keith Dyer

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1909040622 ISBN 13: 9781909040625

Casa editrice: G2 Rights, 2012

Riassunto

In 1835 the Isle of Wight was poor and hungry depending on smuggling and wrecking to survive...The competition between the islanders and the Revenue was intense. This is the story of two rivals, a fisherman and a coastguard officer. Based on real people the story is set against the background of Chale Bay.

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L'autore:

Keith Dyer is an Islander. He was born at Totland Bay and spent his youth at Shanklin. He knows the island and its history well. He was educated at King James 1st Grammar School in Newport and Sandown Grammar School before going to Birmingham and Southampton universities, where he studied geology, geophysics and oceanography. He has now retired as Professor of Oceanography and lives in Somerset.

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• Editore: G2 Rights
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1909040622
• ISBN 13: 9781909040625
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 323