The Evolution of the Fishing Village: Landscape and Society Along the South Devon Coast, 1086-1550

by Harold Fox

A well-written history of the medieval fishing industry and fishermen - their families, homes and communities - of the South Devon coast, the first in-depth study of its kind. Harold Fox focuses especially on South Devon although reference is made to other examples from the south-west and the final chapter broadens the discussion to take in examples from other parts of England. Fox looks at the activities of inshore and estuarine fishermen, consumption...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0904920437
• ISBN13: 9780904920437
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Leopard's Head Press
• Length: 208 Pages