The America Ground Hastings

The America Ground: 8½ acres of Hastings town centre that in the early nineteenth century was an open section of beach, apparently beyond the borough boundary and with no obvious owner. Free from the rules of local authority and taxes, this almost lawless area was gradually occupied by a thousand or more people, many of them squatters, who lived and worked there - until they were all evicted by the government in 1835. This is the story of that beach, which became almost 'independent' of the ancient town (like America had of England), but ultimately played a crucial role in expanding the old fishing port into a modern seaside resort.

ISBN:	9780750997317
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	15 Jul 2021
DEWEY:	942.259
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	160
Weight:	348g
Height:	156mm
Width:	235mm
Spine width:	11mm

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