The America Ground, Hastings - by Steve Peak (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An informative, illustrated history of a unique area of Hastings<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The America Ground: 81/2 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.</b> 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. </p><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Local historian Steve Peak has written several books about Hastings' history over the years, and is the curator of the well-loved Hastings Fishermen's Museum. He writes a blog called the Hastings Chronicle, which is an in-depth fount of local knowledge: https: //hastingschronicle.net. </p>
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