{"product_id":"when-my-ship-comes-in-john-rowlands-9781800998544","title":"When My Ship Comes in: Shipping and Investment in Victorian West Wales","description":"The book looks at the investment in shipping by Aberystwyth locals in the mid nineteenth century, when Aberystwyth was amongst the most prominent of the 'lesser' ports of England and Wales, outside places like London, Liverpool and Hull, in terms of the tonnage of its registered fleet. It looks at the occupations of investors and identifies a major contribution by many with no direct connection to shipping or the sea other than living close to it. In effect, because of the lack of local banking, shares in shipping became something akin to a local, tradeable, currency. It also looks at how registers of shipping can be a fruitful source for family historians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Rowlands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800998546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800998544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Y Lolfa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"John Rowlands","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084092317951,"sku":"9781800998544","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-my-ship-comes-in-john-rowlands-9781800998544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}