Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern period, exploring the politics of the coastline, the economy of scavenging, and the law of 'wreck of the sea' from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the end of the reign of George II.
Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern period, exploring the politics of the coastline, the economy of scavenging, and the law of 'wreck of the sea' from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the end of the reign of George II.
Born and educated in England, David Cressy has made his career in the United States as an historian of early modern Britain. He taught in the Claremont Colleges, California State University Long Beach, and the Ohio State University before retiring to write and travel. When not in British archives and libraries he may be found exploring the beaches and deserts of the American West.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1: Ships at Risk 2: The Perils of the Sea 3: Wreccum Maris: The Law of 'Wreck of the Sea' 4: The Barbarous Country People 5: The Great Profit of the Lords of Manors 6: The Lord Admiral's Droits and His Majesty's Profit 7: Shipwreck Tales from Sea and Shore 8: The Bounty of the Golden Grape 9: Mariners in Distress 10: Material Bounty Brought Ashore 11: Deep Recovery 12: Eighteenth-Century Wrecking Revisited Appendix: Two Centuries of Shipwrecks
Introduction 1: Ships at Risk 2: The Perils of the Sea 3: Wreccum Maris: The Law of 'Wreck of the Sea' 4: The Barbarous Country People 5: The Great Profit of the Lords of Manors 6: The Lord Admiral's Droits and His Majesty's Profit 7: Shipwreck Tales from Sea and Shore 8: The Bounty of the Golden Grape 9: Mariners in Distress 10: Material Bounty Brought Ashore 11: Deep Recovery 12: Eighteenth-Century Wrecking Revisited Appendix: Two Centuries of Shipwrecks
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