Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea

Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern period. It explores the politics of the coastline, the economy of scavenging, and the law of ''wreck of the sea'' from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the end of the reign of George II. England''s coastlines were heavily trafficked by naval ...