Fishing and Fishermen: A Guide For Family Historians - Softcover

Martin Wilcox

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844159884 ISBN 13: 9781844159888

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Martin Wilcox's concise and informative guide to the fishing industry will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life a fisherman and his family. In a clear and accessible way he takes readers through the technical, economic and social aspects of the story. He gives a graphic account of the development of the British fisheries through the medieval period and into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The themes and issues that family and local historians will need to understand in order to pursue their research are a key part of the study. He introduces the reader to the variety of national and local records that are available for genealogical research and considers the many other resources that can yield fascinating information about the industry and those who worked in it.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1844159884
• ISBN 13: 9781844159888
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176