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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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General and concise history and description of the town and port of Kingston-upon-Hull

General and concise history and description of the town and port of Kingston-upon-Hull

Joseph Sheahan, James

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral EuropeBritish History

ISBN10: 9353704030
ISBN13: 9789353704032
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 712
Weight: 1.96
Height: 1.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before Hull was a brand, it was a harbour. James Joseph Sheahan captures Kingston upon Hull port at the moment when Victorian Hull England looked outward to the world and inward to its own streets. A town shaped by tide. This classic reprint edition gathers a clear, grounded account of the town's rise and character: its situation on the Humber, the growth of quays and commerce, municipal institutions, churches, public buildings, and the everyday geography that gives places their meaning. Read as a topographical description, it is vivid and practical; read as Hull civic history, it traces the forces that formed a trading community. For readers of British maritime history, the narrative of shipping, docks, and connections across the North Sea offers a focused window into maritime trade history and the wider Humber estuary history. As a primary source reprint from the great tradition of English county histories, Sheahan's work remains a dependable Yorkshire genealogy reference and a prized local studies resource, rich in names, places, and context that modern summaries often smooth away. Its careful collation of civic detail makes it indispensable to historians of Yorkshire and to anyone curious about how a port town governed, worshipped, built, and traded together. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Dip in for atmosphere, or keep it alongside your shelf of classic local chronicles.

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