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America Ground, Hastings [Pehme köide]

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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, 75 Illustrations, color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jul-2021
  • Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0750997311
  • ISBN-13: 9780750997317
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America Ground, HastingsSuurem pilt
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, 75 Illustrations, color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jul-2021
  • Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0750997311
  • ISBN-13: 9780750997317
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Püsilink: https://www.kriso.ee/db/9780750997317.html
Märksõnad:
The America Ground: 8½ acres of Hastings town centre that in the early nineteenth century was an open section of beach, apparently beyond the borough boundary and with no obvious owner. Free from the rules of local authority and taxes, this almost lawless area was gradually occupied by a thousand or more people, many of them squatters, who lived and worked there until they were all evicted by the government in 1835.

This is the story of that beach, which became almost independent of the ancient town (like America had of England), but ultimately played a crucial role in expanding the old fishing port into a modern seaside resort.

Arvustused

A beautifully produced and illustrated book. * The Hastings Observer * A new book by author Steve Peak has revealed the fascinating history of a unique area of Hastings. * The Hastings Observer * This book documents the history thoroughly, in an engaging and accessible style. It is well-illustrated with historical maps and photographs of the area and there are appendices dedicated to the people who lived in the America Ground, the houses that were moved stone by stone to St Leonards, and later history of the area including the Rock Fair. * Hastings Online Times * Peaks long-awaited book on the America Ground has been published with the support of Historic England as part of the Trinity Triangle Heritage Action Zone initiative. * Hastings Online Times *

Acknowledgements 6(1)
Image Credits 7(2)
Introduction 9(2)
Summary 11(6)
Chapter 1 The Shingle Ground
17(9)
Chapter 2 Pre-1820: The Early Years
26(13)
Chapter 3 The 1820s: Boom Town
39(9)
Chapter 4 The American Life
48(10)
Chapter 5 1827-30: The Inquisition
58(12)
Chapter 6 1830-35: The Last Years
70(12)
Chapter 7 1836-49: The Desert
82(12)
Chapter 8 The 1850s: The Robertson Ground
94(20)
Appendix 1 The Ground's Names 114(1)
Appendix 2 Houses and Buildings Transferred 115(2)
Appendix 3 The American People 117(6)
Appendix 4 Thomas Brett 123(3)
Appendix 5 The Rock Fair 126(6)
Appendix 6 Patrick Robertson 132(9)
Appendix 7 The Briscos 141(3)
Appendix 8 Listed Buildings 144(1)
Appendix 9 The Hastings Observer 145(5)
Appendix 10 Key Dates 150(3)
Notes 153(2)
Bibliography 155(2)
Index 157
Local historian STEVE PEAK has written several books about Hastings' history over the years, and is the curator of the well-loved Hastings Fishermen's Museum. He writes a blog called the 'Hastings Chronicle', which is an in-depth fount of local knowledge.