Description
Provides a textual and illustrated history of the British maritime industry from the Victorian era to 1935
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A great collection of photographs, with detailed captions, of people connected with the sea as well as the ships and boats. The text details periods and trades connected with the sea. On the background of sea commerce and the many (British in this case) who protected it. John Falconer does a thorough job of describing the British Isles peoples' relationships with the sea with details in language understandable by the layman. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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