Author: Council, Torbay County Borough.
Title: The Fishing Industry in Brixham: The Mother of the Trawl Fisheries.
Description: Torbay, UK Torbay County Borough Council Printing Department, 1975. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, few black & white photos, staples rusted, spine little faded & creased, rear cover lightly marked, minor edgewear. 16 pp. This pamphlet is about the fishing industry in Brixham. This industry has, for several hundred years, been of fundamental importance to the economy of the town, and in earlier years when Brixham boats fished distant waters, it held a similar position in the economy of the nation. (Estimated date, 1970s.).

Keywords: maritime, boats, ships, fishing, history, britain


See more books from our catalog: maritime