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The Rise of an Early Modern Shipping Industry : Whitby's Golden Fleet, 1600-1750 /

The ancient but isolated town of Whitby has made a huge contribution to the maritime history of Britain: Captain Cook learned sailing and navigation here; during the eighteenth century the town was a provider of an exceptionally large number of transport ships in wartime; and in the nineteenth centu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barker, Rosalin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, 2011.
Colección:Regions and regionalism in history.
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