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More Tales from a Cornish Lugger Paul Greenwood

More Tales from a Cornish Lugger By Paul Greenwood

More Tales from a Cornish Lugger by Paul Greenwood


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Summary

In this sequel to his much-acclaimed first book 'Once Aboard A Cornish Lugger', Paul Greenwood draws on his own experiences in the 1970s and 1980s to graphically bring to life the hardships and dangers faced by Cornish fishermen.

More Tales from a Cornish Lugger Summary

More Tales from a Cornish Lugger by Paul Greenwood

In this sequel to his much-acclaimed first book, Once Aboard A Cornish Lugger, Paul Greenwood draws on his own experiences in the 1970s and 1980s to graphically bring to life the hardships and dangers faced by Cornish fishermen. More Tales From A Cornish Lugger tells of gales, whales, wrecks and rigours of life aboard the fishing luggers that worked off the south coast of Cornwall.

About Paul Greenwood

Paul Greenwood was born in Looe in 1947. His father was a shipwright by trade, later to become a cabinet maker and antique restorer, his mother a schoolteacher. The eldest of four children, he went to sea at the age of 16, joining the Iris in 1964. He later sailed as bosun aboard the Malcolm Miller before returning to fishing in 1973 and buying his own boat, the lugger Ibis, in 1978 which he used until 2002. He now lives in East Looe and owns the sailing lugger Erin. His first book, Once Aboard A Cornish Lugger, was published by the Polperro Heritage Press in 2007.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 Mackerel & Pilchards Chapter 2 Hand-lining Chapter 3 'Doodle Bugs' Chapter 4 Nibblo & Bonzo Chapter 5 Prosperity Chapter 6 Pilot Whales Chapter 7 Heavy Weather Chapter 8 Searching Chapter 9 Trawling Chapter 10 The Edges Chapter 11 Summer Trade Chapter 12 Looe Harbour Chapter 12a Catching A Bomb Chapter 14 Hot Work Chapter 15 Scottish Invaders Chapter 16 The Eileen Chapter 17 Tragedy At Sea Chapter 18 Mounts Bay Chapter 19 Loss Of The Claire Chapter 20 Shark Fishing Chapter 21 Wind Of Change Chapter 22 Full Circle Chapter 23 The Future Epilogue Glossary The Author

Additional information

GOR006328760
9780955954191
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More Tales from a Cornish Lugger by Paul Greenwood
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Polperro Heritage Press
2011-06-01
152
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