The Maritime History of Devon
Title | The Maritime History of Devon PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Oppenheim |
Publisher | |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The New Maritime History of Devon: From early times to the late eighteenth century
Title | The New Maritime History of Devon: From early times to the late eighteenth century PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Duffy |
Publisher | Brassey's |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Sources for a New Maritime History of Devon
Title | Sources for a New Maritime History of Devon PDF eBook |
Author | David John Starkey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Devon (England) |
ISBN |
Naval History 1680850
Title | Naval History 1680850 PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Harding |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 574 |
Release | 2017-11-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1351125893 |
This collection of essays sets out to present a sample of the rich diversity of writings on naval history in this period. The collection covers subjects ranging from strategy, operations and tactics, to administration, technology and the maritime economy. Within this volume the reader will be able to see essays that influenced the development of modern naval history through to samples of some of the latest research.
In Praise of Devon
Title | In Praise of Devon PDF eBook |
Author | John Lane |
Publisher | Dundurn |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781870098755 |
In Praise of Devon is an evocation of the unique character of the county and its people. John Lane eloquently describes Devon’s rivers, coastline and moors; its towns, villages and buildings; its beautiful images and objects, traditions and occupations—from Dartmoor to Devonshire dialect, Church Bells to Cream Teas, Honiton Lace to Holy Wells—and gives intimate sketches of the lives and values of twenty Devonians, including farmers, a trawlerman, a doctor, a cook, the sculptor Peter Randall Page, potter Clive Bowen and scientist James Lovelock. The text is complemented by 140 colour plates:?photographs, engravings and old master paintings of the Devon countryside.
British Tramp Shipping, 1750-1914
Title | British Tramp Shipping, 1750-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Craig |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2017-10-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1786949113 |
This study explores the history of tramp-shipping in the United Kingdom, between 1750 and 1914. It defines ‘tramp’ as steamships exclusively hulled with iron or steel. The purpose of the journal is to keep the history of tramp-shipping from fading into obscurity, as the author believes the tramp steamer does not invoke sentimentality nor provide enough glamour to sustain the same level of maritime interest enjoyed by sailing ships or ocean liners. The study is split into four major sections, the first concerning tramp-shipping, ownership, and capital formation; the second concerning trade, specifically copper ore and African guano; the third studies tramp seamen - particularly sea masters; and the final and largest section considers individual tramp-shipping regions, further subdivided by region - Wales, the Northwest, the West Country, the Northeast, the Southeast, and Canada. The volume is punctuated with statistics, tables, charts, glossaries, and concludes with a bibliography of author Robin Craig’s further maritime writing.
A Select Bibliography of British and Irish University Theses about Maritime History, 1792-1990
Title | A Select Bibliography of British and Irish University Theses about Maritime History, 1792-1990 PDF eBook |
Author | David M. Williams |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 2017-10-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1786949342 |
This book provides a bibliography of a wide scope of British and Irish post-graduate theses of maritime economic and social history. Its intent is to make these informative, under-utilised texts more accessible for scholars, in response to the deep expansion of subject as a historical discipline. It aims to keep these texts, often unpublished, from lapsing into obscurity. The author takes a broad approach to the subject area, including strands more particular to science than the humanities, and history as recent as the year of publication, intending the resource to be as comprehensive as possible, and of maximum use to present and future scholars. The material is primarily gathered and cross-referenced from Roger R. Bilboul’s Restrospective Index to Theses of Great Britain and Ireland 1716-1950, the ASLIB Index, and the Institute of Historical Research of the University of London. Each entry comprises Surname, Thesis Title (truncated for length where necessary), Degree Awarded, Awarding Institution, and Date. The database comprises 2500 entries, subdivided into twenty-five sections concerning:- the shipping business and all commercial/mercantile aspects of operation; exploration, cartography, and navigation; shipping and shipbuilding technologies; docks and harbours; maritime labour; maritime medical issues; naval history, piracy, privateering; international relations; maritime law; pollution and the maritime environment; fishing; sea-port communities; culture, literature, and art; maritime economics; marine architecture; coastal planning; tourism; and off-shore oil. The sections are further subdivided by location, and a geographical index is included for ease of reference. The author assures that the majority of theses are readily accessible.