Bucked in the Yarn - The unique heritage of Coker Canvas — The unique heritage of Coker Canvas

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Am dros dri chan mlynedd, bu rhai o lyngeswyr, môr-ladron ac uchelwyr enwoca'r byd yn gapteiniaid ar longau a chychod pleser oedd yn defnyddio hwyliau gafodd eu cynhyrchu o fras liain nodedig ardal Coker. Mae'r gyfrol hon yn archwilio hanes gwneud hwyliau yn East Coker, a'r effaith gafodd y ‘brand' byd-enwog hwn ar yr ardal.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

For over three hundred years some of the world's most famous admirals, explorers, buccaneers, and aristocrats captained ships and luxury yachts whose sails were made from the exceptional Coker Canvas. This book explores the history of sailmaking in East Coker and how this global ‘brand' impacted the local area.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Professor Terry Stevens is a multi-award winning, international, tourism consultant. He has now worked on a wide range of tourism projects in more than 50 countries around the world. In 2019 he received LUXLife accolade as the best tourism destination expert in the world. He has written extensively on all aspects to tourism and is the author of Landscape Wales and Wish You Were Here published by Graffeg. Terry is based in Swansea, but is originally from the East Coker region.