North Sea saga /

"The triumphs and troubles of two major modern industries - fishing and oil - are chronicled in this book, while the stories of seafarers, shipbuilders, mariners, pirates, fishermen and oil men who have struggled to make a living from the sea and sometimes suffered grievously at its hands are s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jordan, Paul, 1941-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Longman, 2004.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	North Sea Region > History. Europe, Northern > History. North Sea Region > Commerce > History. Europe, Northern > Commerce > History. North Sea. Nord, Région de la Mer du > Histoire. Europe septentrionale > Histoire. Nord, Région de la Mer du > Commerce > Histoire. Europe septentrionale > Commerce > Histoire. Commerce. Europe > North Sea Region. Northern Europe. Wirtschaft Nordseeraum 4. Geschichte History.

Table of Contents:

1 Rovers 12
2 Farmers and fighters 31
3 Chiefs and emperors 45
4 Settlers and traders 59
5 Raiders 74
6 Merchants 88
7 Dutchmen 103
8 Great powers 120
9 Enterprises 134
10 Industries 148
11 Gains and losses 161
12 A North Sea journey: from Norway to Denmark 175
13 From Germany to France 192
14 From Dover to the Wash 210
15 From the Wash to John o'Groats 229
16 Journey's end: unending saga 246.