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Category: World History
| Reading Level: very good
The story of Britain's glorious maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth. Before the 1560s, it was said that there was only one Englishman capable of sailing across the Atlantic. Within just ten years, after a maritime revolution, an English ship with an English
The story of Britain's glorious maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth. Before the 1560s, it was said that there was only one Englishman capable of sailing across the Atlantic. Within just ten years, after a maritime revolution, an English ship with an English crew was circumnavigating the globe. At the same time in Cornwall, in the Fal estuary, just a single building - a lime kiln - existed where the port of Falmouth would develop. By the end of the century, Falmouth would emerge as one of the busiest harbours in the world. In 'The Levelling Sea' acclaimed author Philip Marsden draws on his own deep connection with Cornwall, using the story of Falmouth's spectacular rise as a microcosm of British history. He writes unforgettably about the sea's unparalleled power; its place in history and in the imagination, and its unique impact on the history of Britain.
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