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Ports of the West

Martin Hesp

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Description:The harbours and havens of England's West Country have been playing host to sailors for countless centuries and today they attract even more visitors who enjoy the picturesque scenery of Britain's most popular coastline.Whether they're huge naval ports or tiny fishing havens, all have a charm which makes these harbours the stuff of legend.In 1999/2000 journalist and writer Martin Hesp was commissioned to visit all the ports of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and West Dorset and write a year-long series of articles for the Western Morning News, the region's main daily newspaper.This is the entire collection of those articles - reproduced in ebook form exactly how they were written over a decade ago.Martin Hesp spent months visiting each port of call - meeting the characters like young fishermen and old salts, ambitious harbour masters, eccentric museum owners and so on.This ebook contains the myths and legends concerning these fascinating historic ports and we hear about the concerns and challenges the people around the harbours faced as they entered a new century.It is a fascinating insight to what must be one of the most fascinating coastlines anywhere in Europe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ports of the West. To get started finding Ports of the West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The harbours and havens of England's West Country have been playing host to sailors for countless centuries and today they attract even more visitors who enjoy the picturesque scenery of Britain's most popular coastline.Whether they're huge naval ports or tiny fishing havens, all have a charm which makes these harbours the stuff of legend.In 1999/2000 journalist and writer Martin Hesp was commissioned to visit all the ports of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and West Dorset and write a year-long series of articles for the Western Morning News, the region's main daily newspaper.This is the entire collection of those articles - reproduced in ebook form exactly how they were written over a decade ago.Martin Hesp spent months visiting each port of call - meeting the characters like young fishermen and old salts, ambitious harbour masters, eccentric museum owners and so on.This ebook contains the myths and legends concerning these fascinating historic ports and we hear about the concerns and challenges the people around the harbours faced as they entered a new century.It is a fascinating insight to what must be one of the most fascinating coastlines anywhere in Europe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ports of the West. To get started finding Ports of the West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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