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Zephaniah Job & The Smugglers of Polperro

Zephaniah Job & The Smugglers of Polperro

Released Thursday, 22nd December 2022
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Zephaniah Job & The Smugglers of Polperro

Zephaniah Job & The Smugglers of Polperro

Zephaniah Job & The Smugglers of Polperro

Zephaniah Job & The Smugglers of Polperro

Thursday, 22nd December 2022
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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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