Black Friday : The Eyemouth Fishing Disaster of 1881

Name: Black Friday
Brand: Birlinn General
SKU: 9781912476237
Price: 1850 KES
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ISBN: 9781912476237

by Peter Aitchison

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1912476231

ISBN-13 9781912476237

Publisher Birlinn General

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Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 5th, 2018

Print length 320 Pages

Weight 258 grams

Dimensions 12.90 x 19.60 x 2.20 cms

Product Classification: Central Scotland c 1500 onwards to present day 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 British & Irish history Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 Maritime history Agribusiness and primary industries Primary industries History European history Maritime history

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A gripping account of the worst single fishing disaster where 189 men were lost in a single afternoon. Told as a gripping narrative of survival when Eyemouth was the centre of a massive smuggling ring. Told through the fishermen and their families who waited for them, Black Friday provides adventure, suspense, crime, and great humanity.

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.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.

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