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Black Friday - The Eyemouth Fishing Disaster of 1881 (Paperback)
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Black Friday - The Eyemouth Fishing Disaster of 1881 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R311
Discovery Miles 3 110
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Black Friday is the astonishing true story of a coastal community
that lost 189 men in a single afternoon. Britain's worst fishing
disaster decimated the coastal community of Eyemouth, yet is an
almost forgotten part of the past. One hundred and twenty-five
years on, this is the story of that storm, told through the
accounts of fishermen at sea caught up in the maelstrom, of their
families waiting anxiously for news, and of its historical context.
At its heart is a gripping narrative of survival and high adventure
when Eyemouth was the centre of a massive smuggling ring. Author
Peter Aitchison does more than simply spin a good yarn: as a direct
descendant, his account of how these fishermen plied their trade,
led their lives and met their fate in the 1880s is an insightful
and compelling read. Previously published as: Children of the Sea.
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