Great Sea Floods of 1953 (eBook)

The Records of P.J.O. (John) Trist

Denise Parkinson (Herausgeber)

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2024
192 Seiten
Boydell & Brewer Ltd (Verlag)
9781805432685 (ISBN)

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A rare source, transcribed: stories, statistics, meticulous maps by John Trist, 'Mr. Agriculture' to Suffolk's farming community, reveal new insights into forgotten rural history of 1953 East Coast Floods.

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John Trist, "e;Mr. Agriculture"e; to Suffolk's farming community, was a crucial figure after the East Coast Sea Flood, orchestrating agricultural land recovery. His dedication earned him an OBE. Presented here for the first time, transcriptions of Trist's own story, diary, and notes for an official report that was never made public, are enhanced by sixteen meticulous maps. Join Trist on a turbulent aerial survey of lost landscapes, touring flooded farms on Suffolk coastal, river marshes. Read how wildlife, crops, livestock suffered in the North Sea assault, and farmers mobilised workers in a 'battle of the breaches', alongside river board engineers. Delve into statistics and recovery policies to learn how farming was rescued and revived, amid fears for post-war national food security. Trist's heartfelt writing, astute observations and reflections, on this historically significant event reveal resilience and raise questions about governmental and personal responsibilities in climate crises.

Inhalt

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Preface
INTRODUCTION
Philip John Owen Trist (1908-1996)
The documents
Editorial method
THE GREAT SEA FLOODS OF 1953

RECORDS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUFFOLK COASTLINE
SEA FLOODS DIARY OF OBSERVATIONS
SEA FLOODS 1953 - REPORT
MAPS OF SUFFOLK COASTAL LANDS ANNOTATED BY TRIST
Appendix: Comparable losses to agriculture in adjacent counties
Bibliography
Index of people and places
Index of subjects
The Suffolk Records Society
Obituary: Robert William Malster, vice-president

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.5.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Suffolk Records Society
• Reihe/Serie: Suffolk Records Society
• Zusatzinfo: 16 colour and 5 b/w illus.
• Verlagsort: Woodbridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Schlagworte: 1950s disaster planning • 1950s farmers in Suffolk • 1950s farming • 1950s Suffolk • 1950s Suffolk farmer • Aerial survey of East Suffolk coast • attle of the breaches • British natural disasters • Flood compensation • Historic uses of Suffolk marshes • History of catchment boards in Suffolk • History of county agricultural executive committees (CAEC) • Maps of East Coast flooding • Memoirs of public servants • Ministry of Agriculture and River Boards • National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS) • North sea floods and farming • Official reports on coastal flooding • Post-war agricultural policy • Reclamation of marshland • Suffolk diaries • Suffolk environmental history • The great tide in Suffolk
• ISBN-13: 9781805432685 / 9781805432685