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The Levelling Sea: The Story of a Cornish Haven and the Age of Sail

11:00am | Thursday 29 March 2012
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The rise of the Cornish port of Falmouth is symbolic of a glorious period of the UK’s maritime history. Acclaimed travel writer Philip Marsden lives in St Mawes, across the bay from Falmouth, and draws on his deep connection with Cornwall to trace the town’s rise to become one of the busiest harbours in the world. In a ‘wonderfully poetic exploration’ (Sunday Times), he evokes the unparalleled power of the sea and writes about its place in the history of Britain.
Marsden, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and Thomas Cook Travel Book of the Year Award, is also author of The Crossing Place: A Journey Among the Armenians, and The Bronski House.

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