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Branded the Devil's Highway, nineteenth century Ratcliffe Highway was associated with crime and vice. In contrast, this book argues that sailortown was a distinctive and functional community. This community fostered an urban-maritime culture that shaped a sense of themselves and the conventions that governed subaltern behaviour in the district. -- .

The DevilS Highway

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    A Hardback by Brad Beaven

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 1/14/2025
      ISBN13: 9781526177926, 978-1526177926
      ISBN10: 1526177927
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      History European history: medieval period, middle ages

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      Book Synopsis
      Branded the Devil's Highway, nineteenth century Ratcliffe Highway was associated with crime and vice. In contrast, this book argues that sailortown was a distinctive and functional community. This community fostered an urban-maritime culture that shaped a sense of themselves and the conventions that governed subaltern behaviour in the district. -- .

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