Welsh Sail - Passmore, Sue
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A new edition of this classic and pioneering work, with 85 often rare and remarkable photographs. Welsh Sail tells the story of the shipbuilders, ship-owners and ports of Wales. Originally published in 1976, the author travelled to all the ports and harbours of Wales, explored archives and drew on the knowledge of Captains and sailors and their descendants. It contains vivid first hand accounts from some perilous voyages and brings home the hardships and the rewards of working the seas. There are sea mysteries, wrecks, tragedy and remarkable rescues, with some breath-taking first hand accounts. Now revised and updated.…mehr

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A new edition of this classic and pioneering work, with 85 often rare and remarkable photographs. Welsh Sail tells the story of the shipbuilders, ship-owners and ports of Wales. Originally published in 1976, the author travelled to all the ports and harbours of Wales, explored archives and drew on the knowledge of Captains and sailors and their descendants. It contains vivid first hand accounts from some perilous voyages and brings home the hardships and the rewards of working the seas. There are sea mysteries, wrecks, tragedy and remarkable rescues, with some breath-taking first hand accounts. Now revised and updated.
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Autorenporträt
Sue Passmore is best known as a local and maritime historian, having published Welsh Sail, Farmers and Figureheads and The Streets of New Quay. She has also published the parish histories of Llannarth, Llanllwchaearn, Henfynw, Llanina, Llangrannog and Llandysiliogogo. As well as the family history of Peniarth, and the Owens of Penparc and Foel. Recently she has published two fiction stories for young people. The Holbeche Horse, and Boneys Men (which has as a backdrop the attempted Napoleonic invasion of Wales).