The Rise of an Early Modern Shipping Industry - Whitby's Golden Fleet, 1600-1750 (Hardcover, New)

Provides a huge amount of detail about everyday maritime life in the important port of Whitby, home port of Captain Cook. The ancient but isolated town of Whitby has made a huge contribution to the maritime history of Britain: Captain Cook learned sailing and navigation here; during the eighteenth century the town was a provider of an exceptionally large number of transport ships in wartime; and in the nineteenth century Whitby became a major whaling port. This book examines how it came to be such an important shipping centre. Drawing on extensive maritime records, the author shows that it was commercial entrepreneurship which brought about the growth of Whitby's shipping industry, first in the export of local alum and carrying coal to London, then in northern European trades, alongside its very successful ship-building industry. The book includes details from the financial accounts of voyages. These provide a fascinating insight into seafaring in the period with details of the hierarchical structure of crews,and of shipboard apprentices learning the trade. Overall, a very full picture emerges of every aspect of the shipping industry of this key port. ROSALIN BARKER is an Honorary Fellow in the History Department at the University of Hull, and was formerly a tutor in adult education at the universities of Cambridge, Leeds and Hull and the Open University.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Regions and Regionalism in History
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Rosalin Barker
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	212
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-631-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	1-84383-631-9
Barcode:	9781843836315

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