The Cornish Fishing Industry - An Illustrated History

Mining and Fishing have been the staple industries of Cornwall for two millennia. John McWilliams looks at the rise and decline of Cornish fishing in this new history.

About the author

John McWilliams lives in St Ives, one of the many Cornish fishing ports. He comes from a fishing family and has collected photographs and postcards of the Cornish industry for the past three decades.

Product details

• Authors: John McWilliams, John McWilliams
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2014
• EAN: 9781445638058
• ISBN: 978-1-4456-3805-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 169 mm x 246 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 533 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Cornwall, Heimatkunde