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19 septembre 2019
- doi: 10.4000/books.pus.10064
- isbn: 9782868205513
- eisbn: 9791034404803
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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histoire contemporaine vie agricole vie ouvrière histoire moderne Écosse history Scotland working conditions History HIS015000 HBJD1Sujets proches
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Christian Auer, « 60. Working on a Herring Boat, 1848 », Presses universitaires de Strasbourg, ID : 10.4000/books.pus.10064
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Fishing, and particularly herring fishing, was an important economic activity in Scotland, contributing to the food supply of the country. In the early nineteenth century two essential factors stimulated the activity: the British government started subsidizing the herring industry and the coming of the railways enabled fishermen to deliver their catches more rapidly. In this account of 1848 Charles St John describes the living conditions of herring fishermen. Charles St John, Tour in Sutherla...