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In this lively book, Alan L. Karras traces the history of smuggling around the world and explores all aspects of this pervasive and enduring crime. Through a compelling set of cases drawn from a rich array of historical and contemporary sources, Karras shows how smuggling of every conceivable good has…

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I’m always drawn to micro-history—that is, the social history of what people ate, how they ate, what they wore, where they went on a regular day, and what they considered exotic.

This book covers life on a tall ship from the point of view of the common people who worked and travelled on them. A bit on the academic side, it does the job.

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