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This account gives a vivid picture of the romance and realism of coastal trade, initially in a schooner, then in Thames spiritsail sailing barges before and during the war. The author tells of the havoc wrought by barges caught out in severe gales and the hazards of plying trade in wartime.

Coasting Bargemaster

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    A Paperback / softback by Des Sleightholme, Archie White, A. W. Roberts

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/10/2000
      ISBN13: 9780953818013, 978-0953818013
      ISBN10: 953818012

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      Book Synopsis
      This account gives a vivid picture of the romance and realism of coastal trade, initially in a schooner, then in Thames spiritsail sailing barges before and during the war. The author tells of the havoc wrought by barges caught out in severe gales and the hazards of plying trade in wartime.

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