Mr. Hilhouse of Bristol : shipbuilder for the Navy, 1749-1822 /Andrew Whitefield.
"In this book Andrew Whitefield sets out to rediscover Hilhouse's career and answer the questions that first attracted him to the enigma of Hilhouse. How did he start as a first generation shipbuilder? How did he overcome the Navy's prejudice against merchants and reluctance to build at Bristol? Where was his famous Redclift yard? Why did the Navy cease to place orders? Drawing on hitherto unpublished primary sources and following tantalizing clues, he traces Hilhouse's family's origins, their involvement as Dissenters and Merchant Venturers in Bristol's Golden Age trading in sugar and risking all in privateering ventures. The book describes Hilhouse's shipbuilding career, not without setbacks, with details of his dockyard organization, dealings with the Navy and histories of his warships and also recounts the cultural side of his life and influential artistic friends. The story that emerges provides a fascinating portrait of a shipbuilder, artist and family man, during a vital period of Britain's maritime history and gives James Martin Hilhouse the recognition he deserves."--
Record Details
Publisher: | Redcliffe, |
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Pub Date: | 2010. |
Pages: | 184 p. : |
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Call Number
92HILHOUSE:629.12(424.1)
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Copy
1
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Item ID
PBH5007
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Material
BOOK
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Location
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