Children of the Sea
Children of the Sea

Author: Peter Aitchison

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781862322400

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One hundred and eighty-nine men drowned in a single afternoon in Scotland's worst fishing disaster. It is a forgotten part of the nation's past, yet it happened just a hundred and twenty years ago. It decimated the coastal community of Eyemouth where the effects of Black Friday are felt to this day. Children of the Sea is the remarkable story of a village on the margins of the sea and at the edge of the country. It is a tale of survival through the wars of independence and the witch-hunts of the seventeenth century; of danger and high jinks when Eyemouth was the centre of a massive smuggling ring; and above all of the hope and tragedy of fishing and of battles with the minister. It is a story of a people who fought to survive, and whose voice can now be heard, from tales handed down through the generations.

Black Friday
Black Friday

Author: Peter Aitchison

Publisher: Casemate Publishers

Published: 2018-04-12

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1788851005

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The true story of a small fishing village in 19th century Scotland and the deadly storm that left tragedy in its wake is recounted in this “gripping read” (Scotsman, UK). On October 14th, 1881, a severe windstorm struck the southeastern coast of Scotland, devastating fishing communities throughout the region. In all, 189 fishermen were lost in a single afternoon. 129 of them hailed from the village of Eyemouth. In Black Friday, Scottish historian Peter Aitchison recounts the astonishing story of that storm and its tragic aftermath. Aitchison combines larger historical context with personal accounts of fishermen caught in the maelstrom and their families waiting anxiously for news. It is a story of a poor community driven to desperate measures by an onerous tithe system, and a time when Eyemouth was the center of a massive smuggling ring. As a direct descendent of the community, Aitchison does more than simply spin a good yarn. He offers rare insight into how these fishermen plied their trade, led their lives and met their fate. Black Friday was previously published as Children of the Sea.

Toiletpaper. Ediz. Inglese
Toiletpaper. Ediz. Inglese

Author: Maurizio Cattelan

Publisher: Damiani

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788862082105

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'Toiletpaper' comprises startling photographs colliding commercial photography with twisted narrative tableaux and surrealistic imagery.

The Shadowy Horses
The Shadowy Horses

Author: Susanna Kearsley

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1402258704

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"I've loved every one of Susanna's books She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters--sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go "-- DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander The invincible ninth Roman Legion marches from York to fight the Northern tribes, and then vanishes from the pages of history. When Verity Grey goes looking for them, she may find more than she bargained for. Archaeologist Verity Grey has been drawn to the dark legends of the Scottish Borderlands in search of the truth buried in a rocky field by the sea. Her eccentric boss has spent his whole life searching for the resting place of the lost Ninth Roman Legion and is convinced he's finally found it--not because of any scientific evidence, but because a local boy has "seen" a Roman soldier walking in the fields, a ghostly sentinel who guards the bodies of his long--dead comrades. Here on the windswept shores, Verity may find the answer to one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time. Or she may uncover secrets someone buried for a reason. Other bestselling books by Susanna Kearsley: The Winter Sea A Desperate Fortune The Firebird