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Cornwall is famous for its stories of smugglers and privateers. In this episode we look at the story of Zephaniah Job, who was known as 'The Smuggler's Banker', chatting to author and historian Jeremy Rowett Johns about the reality behind the smuggling that was going on in the Cornish village of Polperro during the eighteenth century.
You can find the reading list for this series here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/149542206?ref=nav_mybooks
If you're enjoying the series, and would like to support the project further, then check out my patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thepiskietrap
Here's a link to that self portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-200903
You can find out more about the Polperro Heritage Press and Jeremy's work here: https://www.polperropress.co.uk/
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Cornwall is famous for its stories of smugglers and privateers. In this episode we look at the story of Zephaniah Job, who was known as 'The Smuggler's Banker', chatting to author and historian Jeremy Rowett Johns about the reality behind the smuggling that was going on in the Cornish village of Polperro during the eighteenth century.
You can find the reading list for this series here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/149542206?ref=nav_mybooks
If you're enjoying the series, and would like to support the project further, then check out my patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thepiskietrap
Here's a link to that self portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-200903
You can find out more about the Polperro Heritage Press and Jeremy's work here: https://www.polperropress.co.uk/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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