Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea, Hardback

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, exploring 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.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Author(s): David (George III Professor of British History and Humanities Distinguished Professor Emeritus, George III Professor of British History and Humanities Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University) Cressy
• Illustration(s): 10 black and white illustrations
• Number of pages: 336
• Publication date: 2022
• Dimensions: 165 x 240 x 31
• Cover type: Hardback