by Gregory Holyoake
ISBN/Cat.No... 978 185770 3429
Size... 235 x 165mm
Binding... Paperback
Status... In stock
Publication Date... 15 November 2008
Pages... 322
Price... £15.95 + £2.00 p&p
TOTAL £17.95
Summary
Deal – All in the Downs is a maritime history of this famous port on the south-east coast of Kent. The Downs was once the most important anchorage in the world and this book explores the many facets of its intriguing history. It presents a microcosm of the world of shipping and among its pages appear convicts and cannibals, duellists and deserters, preachers and pirates, spies and smugglers, monarchs and mutineers.
There are chapters on some of its most celebrated residents including William Turner, the marine artist and Elizabeth Carter, the Georgian bluestocking. It is profusely illustrated with the author’s collection of 19th century engravings and photographs collected from national libraries and museums.
Gregory Holyoake has lived in Deal for over fifty years. This is his third book for SB Publications. Other titles include ‘The Prefab Kid’ and ‘Deal – Sad Smuggling Town’.
S. B. Publications