{"product_id":"2026100008667-secondhand-at-war-with-the-smugglers-career-of-dr-arnolds-father","title":"At War With The Smugglers: Career Of Dr. Arnold's Father","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew careers in the annals of British maritime history are as dramatic and morally charged as that of the man at the centre of At War with the Smugglers — the father of the celebrated Dr. Arnold of Rugby fame — whose relentless crusade against the illicit free-trade networks of Georgian and early Victorian England places him squarely at the frontline of one of the era's most dangerous professions. Rear-Admiral D. Arnold-Forster chronicles the life of this resolute revenue officer with vivid authority, painting a rich portrait of the cat-and-mouse battles fought across the fog-bound coastlines, treacherous inlets, and storm-lashed waters of Britain, where smuggling gangs wielded both economic power and violent force against the Crown's enforcers.\n\nBeyond the thrilling narrative of pursuit and confrontation, the work illuminates the broader social and political landscape of an age when smuggling was simultaneously condemned by law and romanticised by a public that happily consumed contraband tea, brandy, and lace. Arnold-Forster's account, written with the precision of a naval man and the affection of a descendant, bridges biography and maritime history in a way that reveals how the suppression of smuggling was not merely a matter of revenue protection, but a contest over the very authority of the state. For anyone captivated by the hidden currents beneath Britain's official histories, this singular account raises an irresistible question: how much of the nation's moral fibre was shaped by those who chose to enforce the law rather than evade it?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342768677083,"sku":"2026100008667-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/aa05df8e-0825-4c56-99fd-ca3790742cb5.png?v=1790048847","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008667-secondhand-at-war-with-the-smugglers-career-of-dr-arnolds-father","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}