Fred Cooper

Fred Cooper BSc ACMA CGMA

North-East England Historian, Author and Publisher

Fred Cooper is a prolific researcher and writer on the local area of County Durham. In particular he has written and published more than ten books on the maritime town of Seaham and the surrounding coalfield district. He has written in many genres including local history, maritime adventure, military history and biographical and true stories. He is best known for his account of the deeply moving true story "One Year of Hell" chronicling the 1880 Seaham Colliery Disaster and his Victorian adventure and espionage thriller "A Master Mariner's Tale"..

"What is your most talked about book?"

- One Year of Hell (The True Story of the 1880 Seaham Colliery Disaster)

"What local history books are available?"

- The Hole-in-the-Wall

- Shipbuilding at Seaham Harbour

- A History of the Londonderry Literary Institute

- History of the Seaham Infirmary

- A History of the Churches at Seaham

"What book could readers get lost in?"

- A Master Mariner's Tale (A Victorian Maritime and Espionage Thriller)

"What books are of interest to military enthusiasts?"

- The 2nd Durham (Seaham) Artillery Volunteers

- The Boer War Volunteers from Seaham

"What books are of interest to sports enthusiasts?"

- Sporting Pastimes at Seaham Harbour

"What books are of available as an Audiobook?"

- A Master Mariner's Tale (A Victorian Maritime and Espionage Thriller)