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Smuggling in Cornwall : An Illustrated History epub

Smuggling in Cornwall : An Illustrated History epub

Smuggling in Cornwall : An Illustrated History by Lecturer in Islamic Archaeology Jeremy Johns

Smuggling in Cornwall : An Illustrated History
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Author: Lecturer in Islamic Archaeology Jeremy Johns
Number of Pages: 96 pages
Published Date: 19 May 2016
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication Country: Chalford, United Kingdom
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9781445651682
Download Link: Smuggling in Cornwall An Illustrated History
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Smuggling In Cornwall: An Illustrated History tells the story of the smuggling trade that flourished in Cornwall during the 18th and 19th 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 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.

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