Story of a shipbuilding family in Cornwall set in the 1860s. Carrick Babstay is a third generation shipbuilder and shipowner in Longharbour. He is a domineering bully and treats his family and workers with contempt. His eldest son runs away, ruining his father\'s plans for him to take over the yard. A union agitator turns up from Glasgow and stirs unrest. Babstay stages a lockout before the workers can strike. He then gets the agitator killed. The workers’ slum town is set alight at the end. One of Babstay’s younger sons is killed but the yard is saved.Signed by the author on title page.Fair condition. No highlighting or other notes. Cover is intact with strong hinges though stained around the edges. Hence low price for this rare signed edition.