Cornish wrecking, 1700-1860 : reality and popular myth /

Although the popular myth of Cornish wrecking is well-known within British culture, this book is the first comprehensive, systematic inquiry to separate out the layers of myth from the actual practices. Weaving in legal, social and cultural history, it traces the development of wreck law - the right...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pearce, Cathryn J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge ; Rochester, N.Y. : Boydell Press, 2010.
Colección:JSTOR EBA.
Temas:
1700-1899
Salvage > England > Cornwall (County) > History > 18th century.
Salvage > England > Cornwall (County) > History > 19th century.
Shipwrecks > England > Cornwall (County) > History > 18th century.
Shipwrecks > England > Cornwall (County) > History > 19th century.
Wreckers (Plunderers of ships) > History > 18th century.
Wreckers (Plunderers of ships) > History > 19th century.
Sauvetage en mer > Angleterre > Cornwall > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sauvetage en mer > Angleterre > Cornwall > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Naufrages > Angleterre > Cornwall > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Naufrages > Angleterre > Cornwall > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Naufrageurs > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Naufrageurs > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TRAVEL > Europe > General.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Salvage
Shipwrecks
Wreckers (Plunderers of ships)
Cornwall (England : County) > History, Naval > 18th century.
Cornwall (England : County) > History, Naval > 19th century.
Cornwall (Angleterre) > Histoire navale > 18e siècle.
Cornwall (Angleterre) > Histoire navale > 19e siècle.
England > Cornwall (County)
History
Naval history
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  • Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES, MAPS AND TABLES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction: A Reputation for Wrecking; 1 Cornwall and the Sea; 2 'Dead Wrecks' and the Foundation of Wreck Law; 3 Wrecking and Criminality; 4 The Cornish Wrecker; 5 Wrecking and Popular Morality; 6 Wrecking and Enforcement of the Law; 7 Lords of the Manor and their Right of Wreck; 8 Wrecking and Centralised Authority; 9 The Wrecker, the Press, and the Pulpit; Conclusion: Myths and Reputations Reconsidered; APPENDICES; 1 Wreck Bills and Statutes, 1700-1854
  • 2 Cornish Wreck Returns, Constabulary Report 18373 Presentments, Manor of Connerton, 1704-59; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Frontcover

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