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Smuggling in Cornwall - An Illustrated History (Paperback)
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Smuggling in Cornwall - An Illustrated History (Paperback)
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Smuggling in Cornwall: An Illustrated History tells the story of
the smuggling trade that flourished in Cornwall during the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Drawing on extant source
material, it examines how the trade was organised and financed with
particular reference to the fishing village of Polperro on the
south coast of Cornwall, where it was masterminded by Zephaniah
Job, known as the 'Smugglers' Banker'. Cornwall's extensive
coastline and isolated location made it possible for large
quantities of rum, brandy, gin, tea and tobacco to be shipped
across from Guernsey and brought ashore in secluded coves. Repeated
attempts by Revenue officers to seize contraband goods were
invariably thwarted; even when a smuggler was caught red-handed, it
was rare for a Cornish jury to convict him. But in 1798, the murder
of a Customs officer by one of the crew of a smuggling vessel named
the Lottery led to the establishment of the coastguard service and
the eventual decline of the smuggling trade. Here, in this
illustrated and well-researched book, Jeremy Rowett Johns explores
this fascinating area of Cornish maritime history.
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