{"product_id":"2940013301276","title":"The Lively Poll","description":"The scene opens with one of the many North Sea fishing fleets at work on\u003cbr\u003eits grounds.  One of the boats is commanded by a man who is called the\u003cbr\u003eAdmiral of the fleet.  He commands the other boats as to when and where\u003cbr\u003ethey are to start working with their trawl nets, for if such control\u003cbr\u003ewere not imposed there would be chaos, with a hundred or more boats\u003cbr\u003ecrossing each other's paths and consequently entangling their nets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a night's fishing the fish are gutted, filleted, and boxed.  A\u003cbr\u003esteam vessel approaches, and takes their catches, so that they can be\u003cbr\u003elanded at the nearest fishing port, such as Yarmouth and Gorleston, and\u003cbr\u003erushed to London and other great cities, to be fresh on tables the\u003cbr\u003efollowing day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there is another type of vessel that trades with the \"Lively Poll\"\u003cbr\u003eand other ships of that fishing fleet--the Dutch \"coper\", bringing goods\u003cbr\u003eto trade for fish, including tobacco and schnapps, for the Demon Drink\u003cbr\u003eis the ruination of many a good man.  That is what this book is really\u003cbr\u003eall about, the ruination of some men, and the salvation of others, for\u003cbr\u003eeven out at sea there are missionaries working to try and save souls.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068741828848,"sku":"2940013301276","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013301276_p0.jpg?v=1763579507","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013301276","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}