Author Description

Fowey harbour's rich and historic past is brought to life in this book through the people who have lived here over the centuries. Notorious pirates like Mark Mixstow, privateers, master of fast sailing ships and D-Day landing craft have left from the harbour. Visitors have included John of Gaunt, Garibaldi and Queen Victoria. But it is the working life of the harbour that is celebrated in this book through glimpses into the lives of the people of Fowey, Bodinnick and Polruan.